Stoke, Suffolk

Not to be confused with Stoke-by-Nayland, Stoke-by-Clare or Stoke Ash also in Suffolk.

Stoke
Saint Mary at Stoke from the front entrance
Stoke is located in Suffolk
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Stoke
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52°02′54″N 1°09′16″E / 52.04840°N 1.15451°E / 52.04840; 1.15451

Stoke is the south west part of Ipswich, Suffolk, bounded by the River Orwell and Belstead Brook.[1] To the west lie the Chantry estates.[2] Stoke is associated with the coming of the railway and consequent industrialisation. Nowadays it is a suburb with many housing developments.

The area nearest the town centre is popularly known as "Over Stoke". One former resident remembers it being referred to as "The Garden of Eden".[3] Looking south from Stoke, the Orwell Bridge dominates the view of the river.

For administrative and electoral purposes, the part of Stoke nearest Ipswich town centre is referred to as Bridge Ward[4] The southern part is Stoke Park Ward.[5] In July 1987 Stoke became a conservation area.[6]

  1. ^ Fairclough, John. "The bounds of Stoke and the hamlets of Ipswich" (PDF). The Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.
  2. ^ "CHANTRY, STOKE PARK AND MAIDENHALL CHARACTER AREA" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ Days Gone By - Remember when the outside lavatory was a luxury in Ipswich? by David Kindred, East Anglian Daily Times
  4. ^ "Bridge (Ipswich) ward map". SWC Maps.
  5. ^ "Stoke Park (Ipswich) ward map". SWC Maps.
  6. ^ "Stoke Conservation Area" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2024.