North Stoke, Oxfordshire

For other uses, see North Stoke (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

North Stoke

St. Mary's parish church

North Stoke

Location within Oxfordshire

OS grid reference| SU6186
Civil parish|

* Crowmarsh

District|

* South Oxfordshire

Shire county|

* Oxfordshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Wallingford
Postcode district| OX10
Dialling code| 01491
Police| Thames Valley
Fire| Oxfordshire
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* Henley

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England
Oxfordshire

51°34′16″N 1°07′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.571°N 1.120°W﻿ / 51.571; -1.120

North Stoke is a small village beside the River Thames in the civil parish of Crowmarsh, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the market town of Wallingford. Its 'Church of St Mary' is a Grade I listed building. In 1931 the parish had a population of 190.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Crowmarsh.[2]

## Parish church

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The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was built in the 1230s when Robert de Esthall was the vicar. His memorial slab (1274) may be seen in the chancel. There are the remains of a Saxon piscina and rumours that the chest in the chancel is a 13th-century crusader chest. Most notable, however, are the large number of 14th century wall paintings. Consequent on these factors, it is Grade I listed.[3] The original tower collapsed in 1669 and was not rebuilt until 1725.[4] St. Mary's parish is now a member of The Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that also includes the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, Stoke Row, Whitchurch-on-Thames and Woodcote.[5] The Ridgeway path runs through the churchyard, to either side crossing the river Thames and climbing the Chilterns.

## Transport

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The village is a two forked dead-end residential road against the river Thames. However it is closer to the New Town end and has a lakeside Hotel and Golf Course which may be used by its visitors. From 6 June 2012, North Stoke is served by Go Ride bus service number 134 from Wallingford to Goring-on-Thames.[6] Private homes and a private boathouse join the river, no public slipway is available. The Thames Path is on the opposite bank.

## Notable people

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* The Academy Award winning actor Michael Caine lived at Rectory Farmhouse.
* The contralto Dame Clara Butt lived and died in the village. She is buried in the churchyard.
* Rock vocalist Ian Gillan, formerly of Deep Purple, used to live in the country house that is now the Springs Hotel.[7] He had the guitar-shaped swimming pool built.

## References

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1. ^ "Population statistics North Stoke CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
2. ^ "Relationships and changes North Stoke CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
3. ^ St Mary's Church - Grade I- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1059577)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
4. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 723
5. ^ "The Langtree Team Ministry". Langtree.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
6. ^ "timetables & fares". Goridebus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
7. ^ Springs Hotel Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

## Bibliography

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* Pedgley, B; Pedgley, D. (1990). Crowmarsh – A history of Crowmarsh Gifford, Newnham Murren, Mongewell and North Stoke. Crowmarsh History Group. ISBN 0-9516305-0-4.
* Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 723–724. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

## External links

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Towns|

* Didcot
* Henley-on-Thames
* Thame (Moreton)
* Wallingford
* Watlington (Christmas Common, Northend)

Large villages|

* Benson (Preston Crowmarsh)
* Berinsfield
* Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (Brightwell, Mackney, Sotwell)
* Chalgrove
* Chinnor (Emmington, Henton, Oakley)
* Cholsey (Winterbrook)
* Crowmarsh (Crowmarsh Gifford, North Stoke, Mongewell, Newnham Murren)
* Ewelme
* Garsington
* Goring-on-Thames
* Great Milton
* Horspath (Bullingdon Green)
* Sandford-on-Thames
* Shiplake (Lower Shiplake)
* Sonning Common
* Wheatley (Littleworth)
* Woodcote

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(component villages
and hamlets)|

* Adwell
* Aston Rowant
* Aston Tirrold
* Aston Upthorpe
* Beckley and Stowood (Beckley, Stowood)
* Berrick Salome (Berrick Prior, Roke, Rokemarsh)
* Binfield Heath
* Bix and Assendon (Bix, Bix Bottom, Lower Assendon, Middle Assendon)
* Brightwell Baldwin
* Britwell Salome
* Checkendon
* Clifton Hampden (Burcot)
* Crowell
* Cuddesdon and Denton (Cuddesdon, Denton)
* Culham
* Cuxham with Easington (Cuxham, Easington)
* Dorchester
* Drayton St. Leonard
* East Hagbourne (Coscote)
* Elsfield
* Eye and Dunsden (Sonning Eye, Dunsden Green, Playhatch)
* Forest Hill with Shotover (Forest Hill, Shotover)
* Goring Heath (Whitchurch Hill, Cray's Pond)
* Great Haseley (Latchford, Little Haseley, North Weston, Rycote)
* Harpsden
* Highmoor (Satwell)
* Holton
* Ipsden
* Kidmore End (Gallowstree Common)
* Lewknor (Postcombe, South Weston)
* Little Milton
* Little Wittenham
* Long Wittenham
* Mapledurham (Trench Green, Chazey Heath)
* Marsh Baldon (Little Baldon)
* Moulsford
* Nettlebed
* Newington (Great Holcombe)
* North Moreton
* Nuffield
* Nuneham Courtenay
* Pishill with Stonor (Pishill, Stonor, Maidensgrove, Russell's Water)
* Pyrton (Clare, Standhill)
* Rotherfield Greys
* Rotherfield Peppard
* Shirburn
* South Moreton (Fulscot)
* South Stoke (Littlestoke)
* Stadhampton (Chiselhampton, Ascott, Brookhampton)
* Stanton St. John (Woodperry)
* Stoke Row
* Stoke Talmage
* Swyncombe
* Sydenham (Kingston Stert)
* Tetsworth
* Tiddington-with-Albury (Tiddington, Albury)
* Toot Baldon (Baldon Row)
* Towersey
* Warborough (Shillingford)
* Waterperry with Thomley (Waterperry, Thomley)
* Waterstock
* West Hagbourne
* Wheatfield
* Whitchurch-on-Thames
* Wilcote
* Woodeaton

Former districts
and boroughs|

* Bullingdon Rural District
* Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames
* Henley Rural District
* Thame Urban District
* Municipal Borough of Wallingford
* Wallingford Rural District
* Crowmarsh Rural District
* Culham Rural District
* Goring Rural District
* Headington Rural District
* Thame Rural District

Former
constituencies|

* Oxfordshire County Constituency
* Wallingford Borough Constituency
* Abingdon Borough Constituency
* Berkshire North or Abingdon County Constituency
* Abingdon County Constituency
* Henley County Constituency
* Wantage County Constituency

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