In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Stoke like this:
STOKE (South), a parish, with a village, and with Woodcot liberty, in the district of Wallingford and county of Oxford; on the river Thames and the Great Western railway, near Moulsford r. station, and 4 miles S of Wallingford. It has a post-office under Wallingford. Acres, 3,440. Real property, £4,432. ...
Pop., 810. Houses, 181. The limits include part of the Chiltern hills. The living is a vicarage, with Woodcot chapelry, in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £350.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The parochial church was restored in 1856; and Woodcot church was rebuilt in 1845. There are two endowed schools, and charities £13.
South Stoke through time
South Stoke is now part of South Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Stoke itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Stoke in South Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10185
Date accessed: 07th May 2024
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