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{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}}
'''Stokenham''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Counties of England|English county]] of [[Devon]].
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'''Stokenham''' ({{IPAc-en|s|t|ou|k|ən|'|h|æ|m}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[South Hams]] district, in the county of [[Devon]], England. The population of the parish at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 1,895.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129153&c=Stokenham&d=16&e=62&g=6416607&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1428316798404&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date= 6 April 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Devon Start Point.png|right|thumb|Stokenham, Devon.]]


==Pronunciation==
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Stokenham civil parish includes the settlements of [[Torcross]], [[Beesands]], [[Hallsands]], Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and [[Chillington, Devon|Chillington]] as well as Stokenham itself.<ref>[http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.uk/Locality/The%20Locality.htm Stokenham Parish Council]</ref> It forms part of the [[South Hams|district of South Hams]].
For the great majority of towns in England with names ending in -ham the suffix is very weakly pronounced as /əm/ and the stress is always earlier in the word. In Birmingham, for example, the stress is on the first syllable. Stokenham is a clear exception, with the -ham fully enunciated and stressed.

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To the east of the parish is [[Start Bay]] in the [[English Channel]]. The principal road in the parish is the [[A379 road|A379]] running between the nearest towns of [[Kingsbridge]] (to the west) and [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]] to the north.


==Places in the parish==
==Places in the parish==
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As well as Stokenham the civil parish includes the settlements of [[Torcross]], [[Beesands]], [[Hallsands]], Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and [[Chillington, Devon|Chillington]] and Bickerton.<ref>[http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.uk/Locality/The%20Locality.htm Stokenham Parish Council]</ref> It forms part of the [[South Hams|district of South Hams]].
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==References==
==History==
The village of Stokenham was known in [[Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon Times]] as Stoc or ''Stoc Hamme'' ("meaning Stoc meadows").<ref>[http://www.devoncam.co.uk/devon/places,102,Stokenham.html?resultpage=1 Stokenham Devon England Photos].</ref> By the 13th century the town was called Stoke in Hamme.<ref>[http://www.devon.gov.uk/historicstokenham Stokenham] at [[Devon County Council]] website.</ref> An [[electoral ward]] has the same name. The ward population at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 1,895.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/stokenham-e05003582#sthash.rU3FfCO3.dpbs|title=ward population 2011|access-date= 20 February 2015}}</ref>
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In [[Mediaeval]] times St. Humbert the Confessor (d.1188AD)<ref>Nicholas Orme, English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon (University of Exeter Press, 1996) [https://books.google.com/books?id=yON3x64MR34C&dq=Saint+Humbert+of+Stokenham&pg=PA24 page 24]</ref> was locally [[veneration|venerated]] as [[patron saint]] in the town.
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The area was known in the 19th century for the fine crabs, and in [[World War II]] local residents were evacuated from the area, on the eve of [[D-day]].
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[[File:Start bay devon.jpg|thumb|right|Start Bay looking north east]]


==Geography==
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[[Category:Villages in South Hams]]
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To the east of the parish is [[Start Bay]] in the [[English Channel]]. The principal road in the parish is the [[A379 road|A379]] running between the nearest towns of [[Kingsbridge]] (to the west) and [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]] to the north.


==Local landmarks==


===The parish church===
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The present church dates from 1431;<ref>[http://www.devoncam.co.uk/devon/places,102,Stokenham.html?resultpage=2 Stokenham Devon England Photos].</ref> an earlier [[Normans|Norman]] church predated it.<ref>[http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.uk/Churches/Churches.htm Stokenham Parish Church] website.</ref>


"The church as it stands today, is a fine example of the perpendicular style of medieval architecture. It is built on the side of a hill so that its whole length can be seen from below and is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, which was common practice for churches standing on elevated sites. It was, however, dedicated to St Barnabas and prior to that to St Humbert the Confessor."<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2288107 The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stokenham] at Geograph.org.uk.</ref>
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===Stokenham manor house===
Immediately to the east of the [[church building|church]] is the site of Stokenham [[manor house]], abandoned in 1585 but possibly dating back to at least the 12th century.<ref>[http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/xarch/stokenham2.shtml Excavations and Survey around the Village of Stokenham, Devon] Department of Archaeology, The University of Exeter.</ref>

===Local pub===
The Tradesman's Arms is an imposing 14th-century, part-[[thatch]]ed pub and restaurant.

On the 27th of September 2021, a fire believed to have originated in the kitchen destroyed much of the pub alongside three neighbouring homes.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in South Hams]]

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Stokenham
Stokenham is located in Devon
Stokenham
Stokenham
Location within Devon
Population1,895 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Stokenham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°16′24″N 3°40′47″W / 50.273202°N 3.679744°W / 50.273202; -3.679744

Stokenham (/stoʊkənˈhæm/) is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,895.[1]

Stokenham, Devon.

Pronunciation

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For the great majority of towns in England with names ending in -ham the suffix is very weakly pronounced as /əm/ and the stress is always earlier in the word. In Birmingham, for example, the stress is on the first syllable. Stokenham is a clear exception, with the -ham fully enunciated and stressed.

Places in the parish

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As well as Stokenham the civil parish includes the settlements of Torcross, Beesands, Hallsands, Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and Chillington and Bickerton.[2] It forms part of the district of South Hams.

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Beesands 50°15′11″N 3°39′26″W / 50.253°N 3.6572°W / 50.253; -3.6572 (Beesands) SX818406
Torcross 50°16′00″N 3°39′13″W / 50.2666°N 3.6535°W / 50.2666; -3.6535 (Torcross) SX822420

History

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The village of Stokenham was known in Saxon Times as Stoc or Stoc Hamme ("meaning Stoc meadows").[3] By the 13th century the town was called Stoke in Hamme.[4] An electoral ward has the same name. The ward population at the 2011 census was 1,895.[5]

In Mediaeval times St. Humbert the Confessor (d.1188AD)[6] was locally venerated as patron saint in the town.

The area was known in the 19th century for the fine crabs, and in World War II local residents were evacuated from the area, on the eve of D-day.

Start Bay looking north east

Geography

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To the east of the parish is Start Bay in the English Channel. The principal road in the parish is the A379 running between the nearest towns of Kingsbridge (to the west) and Dartmouth to the north.

Local landmarks

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The parish church

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The present church dates from 1431;[7] an earlier Norman church predated it.[8]

"The church as it stands today, is a fine example of the perpendicular style of medieval architecture. It is built on the side of a hill so that its whole length can be seen from below and is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, which was common practice for churches standing on elevated sites. It was, however, dedicated to St Barnabas and prior to that to St Humbert the Confessor."[9]

Stokenham manor house

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Immediately to the east of the church is the site of Stokenham manor house, abandoned in 1585 but possibly dating back to at least the 12th century.[10]

Local pub

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The Tradesman's Arms is an imposing 14th-century, part-thatched pub and restaurant.

On the 27th of September 2021, a fire believed to have originated in the kitchen destroyed much of the pub alongside three neighbouring homes.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stokenham.
  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ Stokenham Parish Council
  3. ^ Stokenham Devon England Photos.
  4. ^ Stokenham at Devon County Council website.
  5. ^ "ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ Nicholas Orme, English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon (University of Exeter Press, 1996) page 24
  7. ^ Stokenham Devon England Photos.
  8. ^ Stokenham Parish Church website.
  9. ^ The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stokenham at Geograph.org.uk.
  10. ^ Excavations and Survey around the Village of Stokenham, Devon Department of Archaeology, The University of Exeter.
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