Stoke Row, Oxfordshire
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 St John the Evangelist parish church |
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| Stoke Row shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
| Population | 651 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6884 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Henley-on-Thames |
| Postcode district | RG9 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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| Website | www |
Stoke Row is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire and about 9 miles (14 km) north of Reading.
The toponym was first recorded in 1435. It means a "row of houses at Stoke" (Stoke being a common name for a secondary settlement or outlying farmstead).
Stoke Row was a hamlet divided between the ancient parishes, and later civil parishes, of Ipsden, Newnham Murren and Mongewell. It became a chapelry in 1849. From 1932 it was divided between Ipsden and Crowmarsh (into which Newnham Murren and Mongewell were merged) In 1952 Stoke Row was made a new civil parish.
The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1846. It was designed in 13th century style by the architect R.C. Hussey. St. John the Evangelist parish is now a member of The Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that includes also the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, North Stoke, Whitchurch-on-Thames and Woodcote.
Stoke Row Independent Chapel was built in 1815 and there is a history of Dissenters meeting in the village. Dissenters had been meeting in the village since 1691, when they gathered in the drawing room of a local farmhouse. The Chapel was built in Flemish bond red brick on flint footings. The roof is slate hipped with overhanging eaves.
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