Stoke Ferry
| Stoke Ferry | |
 Stoke Ferry
Stoke Ferry shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
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| Population | 1,020 |
| – density | 111/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL706995 |
| Civil parish | Stoke Ferry |
| District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE33 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Stoke Ferry is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.5 miles south-east of Downham Market. The village lies on the River Wissey which has also been known as the River Stoke.[citation needed] It covers an area of 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) and had a population of 896 in 358 households as of the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 1,020 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
All Saints' Church is no longer used for church services. It is now owned by Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Historical references
In 1805, Stoke Ferry is described[3] as being "distant from London 88 miles 2 furlongs; on the Stoke river, which is navigable to this place from the Ouse. Fair, December 6...on the right, 5 m is the seat of Robert Wilson, esq. Inn, Crown."
The village was serving as a post town (under the name 'Stoke') by 1775; the name had been changed to 'Stoke Ferry' by 1816. A type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued to the village in 1828, and it had a Penny Post service, under Brandon (in Suffolk), between 1835 and 1840.
Many photographs of the village can be found in a collection published in 2007.[4]
It once had its own Stoke Ferry railway station, the terminus of the Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway, a branch from the main line between Cambridge and King's Lynn.
There is still a thriving Blacksmith's shop, Thomas B. Bonnett in the heart of the village that has been trading over 100 years. As well as Bespoke Ironwork, they also sell hardware, plumbing supplies, timber and steel.
Notes
- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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- ↑ The Traveller's Guide; or, English Itinerary, by Walley Chamberlain Oulton, published by James Cundee, London, 1805.
- ↑ Stoke Ferry Through Postcards Past, by Pat Holton and Janet Stocking, 2007, 52 pages, ISBN 0-9545768-7-X.
Further reading
- Stoke Ferry: the Story of a Norfolk Village, by Doris E. Coates, Harpsden Press, 1980, ISBN 0-9506871-0-3
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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