Stoke Charity

Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity is located in Hampshire
Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU4850639338
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWINCHESTER
Postcode districtSO21 3
Dialling code01962
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
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Hampshire
51°09′05″N 1°18′28″W / 51.151250°N 1.307865°W / 51.151250; -1.307865

Stoke Charity is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wonston, in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is on the River Dever, its nearest town is Winchester, which lies approximately 6.1 miles (9.9 km) south-west from the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 111.[1]

In past centuries, the manor was also known as Old Stoke,[2] still remembered in the street name "Old Stoke Road".

  1. ^ "Population statistics Stoke Charity AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ The Hampshire Antiquary and Naturalist, Volumes 1-2, p. 89: "The stream was re-crossed at Old-stoke or Stoke Charity, now a bridge, but probably in olden times a ford..."