Stoke Fleming
| Stoke Fleming | |
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 St Peter's Church, Stoke Fleming | |
  Stoke Fleming Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 803 (2011 census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Stoke Flemingis a village andcivil parishin theSouth Hamsdistrict ofDevon,England. It lies on theA379 roadabout one and a half miles south of the town ofDartmouth,at the north end ofStart Bayand within theSouth Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]In 2001 the parish had a population of 1,012, compared to 708 in 1901,[2]reducing again to 803 at the2011 census[3]The parish is a major part of the Skerrieselectoral ward.The ward's total population at the same census was 1,927.[4]Stoke Fleming a primary school, library[5]and a football club.[6]
History
[edit]The village is of ancient foundation, being recorded in theDomesday BookasStoc,and the personal namele Flemengis first recorded in connection with the village in 1218.[7]
The parish church is dedicated toSaint Peter,it was recorded as having arectorin 1272, was enlarged during the 14th century and was subject to a majorrestorationin 1871–2.[2]
Earmund of Stoke FlemingasaintofAnglo-Saxon England,reputed to be buried here, was the localpatron saint[8]of the village, being recorded asveneratedin 1364AD[9]and 1419AD.[10]
George Parker Bidder,once known as "the Calculating Boy", is buried in its graveyard.[11]It was historically part of theColeridgehundred.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"Parish of Stoke Fleming".Stoke Fleming Parish Council.Retrieved4 November2011.
- ^abHarris, Helen (2004).A Handbook of Devon Parishes.Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 160.ISBN1-84114-314-6.
- ^"Parish population 2011".Retrieved20 February2011.
- ^"Skerries ward 2011".Retrieved20 February2015.
- ^"Stoke Fleming Library".www.devon.gov.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 21 June 2008.
- ^"Expired Website".stokeflemingfc.bravehost.com.Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2013.
- ^Gover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M (1931). "The Place-Names of Devon".English Place-Name Society. Vol Viii. Part I.Cambridge University Press: 331.
{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Nicholas Orme, English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon (University of Exeter Press,1996)Page 24
- ^Ecclesia Sancti Ermondi1364 (PRO,C135/183 no3.
- ^Ecclesia Sancti Ermundi1419 (Chanter IX f202)
- ^"Bidder, George Parker".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2360.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Stoke Fleming".www.devon.gov.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2011.
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