Stoke Doyle is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire in England, two miles south-west of Oundle.
The parish of Stoke Doyle, which lies about two miles south-west of Oundle, contains 1,570 acres, the greater part of which is laid down in permanent grass. The subsoil is Oxford clay, stone marls and cornbrash. The land rises gently to the west from the River Nene, which forms the eastern boundary. Along the river bank the ground falls to a little below the 100 ft. contour line, but in the north-west of the parish near Stoke Wood it reaches 238 ft. above the ordnance datum. Stoke Doyle was formerly within the metes of the Forest of Rockingham, but in 1638 Edward Doyley obtained licence to disafforest his manor which contained 1,200 acres of land within the Forest. (fn. 1) There are two disused stone quarries in the parish.
The village lies along the road from Wadenhoe to Oundle, where the road is crossed by a stream rising in Lilford Wood and running into the Nene. The church stands on the east side of the road. A little distance to the south-east is the Rectory, a 17th century house with later additions. On one of the bay windows is the date 1633 with the initials T. B., and a gable of this north wing is dated 1731. The old manor house south of the church was pulled down about 1870 and a farm house erected on the site. (fn. 2) A square stone dovecot with hipped roof and lantern survives from the old buildings.
There is no railway line in the parish, and the nearest station is at Oundle on the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
Governance
It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, on East Northamptonshire District Council and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Phil Hope.
Geography
Stoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of Oundle, on the road between there and Wadenhoe. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the River Nene.
Demography
At the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.
Landmarks
Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, stands to the east of the road and was built between 1722-1725. The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.
The parish of Stoke Doyle, which lies about two miles south-west of Oundle, contains 1,570 acres, the greater part of which is laid down in permanent grass. The subsoil is Oxford clay, stone marls and cornbrash. The land rises gently to the west from the River Nene, which forms the eastern boundary. Along the river bank the ground falls to a little below the 100 ft. contour line, but in the north-west of the parish near Stoke Wood it reaches 238 ft. above the ordnance datum. Stoke Doyle was formerly within the metes of the Forest of Rockingham, but in 1638 Edward Doyley obtained licence to disafforest his manor which contained 1,200 acres of land within the Forest. (fn. 1) There are two disused stone quarries in the parish.
The village lies along the road from Wadenhoe to Oundle, where the road is crossed by a stream rising in Lilford Wood and running into the Nene. The church stands on the east side of the road. A little distance to the south-east is the Rectory, a 17th century house with later additions. On one of the bay windows is the date 1633 with the initials T. B., and a gable of this north wing is dated 1731. The old manor house south of the church was pulled down about 1870 and a farm house erected on the site. (fn. 2) A square stone dovecot with hipped roof and lantern survives from the old buildings.
There is no railway line in the parish, and the nearest station is at Oundle on the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, on East Northamptonshire District Council and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Phil Hope.
Geography
Stoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of Oundle, on the road between there and Wadenhoe. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the River Nene.
Demography
At the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.
Landmarks
Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, stands to the east of the road and was built between 1722-1725. The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.
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