Monument record 263/0 - Stoke Village

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Summary

Documentary references to Stoke have been taken to suggest that the parish contains the site of a deserted medieval village. Medieval and later villages were abandoned by their inhabitants for many reasons. The effects of disease and poor harvests made rural living difficult, and whole communities are thought to have relocated to urban settlements. Landowners sometimes relocated settlements for aesthetic reasons and for landscaping. Once abandoned the villages quickly became derelict and were not inhabited again surviving only as earthworks, often visible only from aerial photographs. They can also be identified by documentary evidence or the presence of a church where there is no settlement.

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<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .III p.151 (Book). SCH3228.

The placename Stoke (Stok, Stoke and Stooke) is recorded in documentary sources dating from 1260 to 1513.

<2> Cheshire County Council, 1974, County Treasures Record, 7/AR.242, 1979 (Index). SCH1000.

These documentary references (see 1) have been taken to suggest that the parish contains the site of a deserted medieval village.

<3> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.III p.359-362 (Book). SCH1389.

No mention of the township in the Domesday Book. Documentary references from to the manor dating from the fourteenth century make reference to up to eighteen messuages, three watermills and the vill of Stoke.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Book: Dodgson J McN. 1970-2, 1981. The Place-Names of Cheshire. vol .III p.151.
  • <2>XY Index: Cheshire County Council. 1974. County Treasures Record. N/A. 7/AR.242, 1979. [Mapped feature: #39697 7/AR.242]
  • <3> Book: Ormerod, G.. 1882. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester. Vol.III p.359-362.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 62 56 (point)
Map sheet SJ65NW
Civil Parish STOKE, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County STOKE, ACTON, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 20 2021 10:06AM