Stoke Fleming
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| Population | 803 (2011 census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DARTMOUTH |
| Postcode district | TQ6 |
| Dialling code | 01803 |
Stoke Fleming is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the A379 road about one and a half miles south of the town of Dartmouth, at the north end of Start Bay and within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1] In 2001 the parish had a population of 1,012, compared to 708 in 1901,[2] reducing again to 803 at the 2011 census[3] The parish is a major part of the Skerries electoral ward. The ward's total population at the same census was 1,927.[4] Stoke Fleming a primary school, library[5] and a football club.[citation needed]
History
[edit | edit source]The village is of ancient foundation, being recorded in the Domesday Book as Stoc, and the personal name le Flemeng is first recorded in connection with the village in 1218.[6]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter, it was recorded as having a rector in 1272, was enlarged during the 14th century and was subject to a major restoration in 1871–2.[2]
Earmund of Stoke Fleming a saint of Anglo-Saxon England, reputed to be buried here, was the local patron saint[7] of the village, being recorded as venerated in 1364AD[8] and 1419AD.[9]
George Parker Bidder, once known as "the Calculating Boy", is buried in its graveyard.[10] It was historically part of the Coleridge hundred.[11]
References
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- ^ Nicholas Orme, English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon (University of Exeter Press, 1996) Page 24
- ^ Ecclesia Sancti Ermondi 1364 (PRO, C135/183 no3.
- ^ Ecclesia Sancti Ermundi 1419 (Chanter IX f202)
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External links
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