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Stoke Hammond
Stoke Hammond (Old English: Stoche Hamon) is a historical English village and civil parish in the north of the county of Buckinghamshire. It is one of the 53 "thankful villages" which lost no men in World War I, as first identified by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s, and is the only thankful village in Buckinghamshire. The parish extends over 600 hectares and has a population of approximately 2,000.
The nearest train station is in Leighton Buzzard, offering fast trains both north and south to Milton Keynes Central and London Euston. The Grand Union Canal also passes close by. Until 2007, the A4146 ran through Stoke Hammond until the bypass opened.
Notable residents of Stoke Hammond have included David F. Kessler, former managing director of The Jewish Chronicle, as well as individuals with connections to Queen Victoria and the early Disney family. The village is also featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 1.
The settlement of Stoke Hammond can be traced back to well before the Norman Conquest, largely due to its access to a reliable water supply, notably at "Chaddle" (now Chadwell), located near the edge of Whaddon Chase forest.
The village was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stoche: a common place name in England denoting an Anglo-Saxon church or place of worship. The suffix Hammond was added later in manorial, referring to the Hamon family who owned the estate at the time of the Domesday survey. Stoke Manor was owned by Hamon Brito, son of Mainfelin Brito, in the 12th century. The manor later passed into the ownership of the Duke of Norfolk, with the family retaining possession into the Victorian era.
Over time, the village developed around five key farmhouses: Mount Pleasant, Tyrells, Grove, Moat, and Bridge. The Bridge farmhouse was once owned by Queen Victoria and remains a notable historic building. It justifiably deserves its conservation status and continued to be surrounded by working farmland.
The parish church of Stoke Hammond is dedicated to St Luke, one of the four Evangelists of Christianity. 1,000 years ago a few inhabitants of Stoche built a church, and this has been an integral part of the community ever since. The earliest surviving part of the St Luke's Church was built by the Saxons, part of which can be seen at the eastern end of the south wall of the chancel.
The first recorded rector of Stoke Hammond was Richard de Tinton in 1220, who held this position until the reign of Henry III. By 1350, the church had adopted its present cruciform layout, with the chancel, central tower, and transepts being added during that period. The oldest bell in the church dates back to 1370. The church has had rectors who went on to become bishops, including Steven de Gravesend, who became Bishop of London in 1318.
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Stoke Hammond (Old English: Stoche Hamon) is a historical English village and civil parish in the north of the county of Buckinghamshire. It is one of the 53 "thankful villages" which lost no men in World War I, as first identified by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s, and is the only thankful village in Buckinghamshire. The parish extends over 600 hectares and has a population of approximately 2,000.
The nearest train station is in Leighton Buzzard, offering fast trains both north and south to Milton Keynes Central and London Euston. The Grand Union Canal also passes close by. Until 2007, the A4146 ran through Stoke Hammond until the bypass opened.
Notable residents of Stoke Hammond have included David F. Kessler, former managing director of The Jewish Chronicle, as well as individuals with connections to Queen Victoria and the early Disney family. The village is also featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 1.
The settlement of Stoke Hammond can be traced back to well before the Norman Conquest, largely due to its access to a reliable water supply, notably at "Chaddle" (now Chadwell), located near the edge of Whaddon Chase forest.
The village was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stoche: a common place name in England denoting an Anglo-Saxon church or place of worship. The suffix Hammond was added later in manorial, referring to the Hamon family who owned the estate at the time of the Domesday survey. Stoke Manor was owned by Hamon Brito, son of Mainfelin Brito, in the 12th century. The manor later passed into the ownership of the Duke of Norfolk, with the family retaining possession into the Victorian era.
Over time, the village developed around five key farmhouses: Mount Pleasant, Tyrells, Grove, Moat, and Bridge. The Bridge farmhouse was once owned by Queen Victoria and remains a notable historic building. It justifiably deserves its conservation status and continued to be surrounded by working farmland.
The parish church of Stoke Hammond is dedicated to St Luke, one of the four Evangelists of Christianity. 1,000 years ago a few inhabitants of Stoche built a church, and this has been an integral part of the community ever since. The earliest surviving part of the St Luke's Church was built by the Saxons, part of which can be seen at the eastern end of the south wall of the chancel.
The first recorded rector of Stoke Hammond was Richard de Tinton in 1220, who held this position until the reign of Henry III. By 1350, the church had adopted its present cruciform layout, with the chancel, central tower, and transepts being added during that period. The oldest bell in the church dates back to 1370. The church has had rectors who went on to become bishops, including Steven de Gravesend, who became Bishop of London in 1318.
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