Littlestoke
| South Stoke | |
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 St. Andrew's parish church |
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 South Stoke
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| South Stoke shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population | 458 (parish, including Littlestoke) (2001 census) |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6083 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Goring-on-Thames |
| Postcode district | RG8 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | South Stoke village |
South Stoke is a village and civil parish on an east bank of the Thames, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Goring-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire. It includes less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to its north the hamlet and manor house of Littlestoke (a.k.a. Stoke Marmion).
In AD 975 King Edgar granted Osweard land at Stoke, probably later the South Stoke and Offham manors.
The manor passed to Eynsham Abbey in 1094. At the time of the Hundred Rolls in 1279, South Stoke had 40 tenants and only three freeholders.Woodcote, 3 miles (5 km) east of South Stoke, had developed as a dependent settlement by 1109. It was followed by Exlade Street by 1241 and Greenmoor by 1366.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew was built in the 13th century and still has Early English Gothic features including the three-bay arcade between the nave and the north aisles, windows in the north wall of the chancel and the east and west ends of the south and north aisle. The east window of the south aisle has late 13th century stained glass of the Virgin and Child.
In the 14th century the present font was carved, a new chancel arch was built and new windows were inserted in the east and south walls of the chancel and the north and south walls of the nave. The west tower is a Perpendicular Gothic addition. In 1857 the church was restored, the south arcade was rebuilt and south aisle was widened. The architect for these works was J.B. Clacy of Reading.
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