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[[Edward Anderdon Reade]], the local [[squire]], had worked with the [[Maharajah]] of [[Varanasi|Benares]] in India in the mid nineteenth century. He had sunk a well in 1831 to aid the community in Azimgurgh. Reade left the area in 1860. |
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A couple of years later the Maharajah decided on an endowment in England. Recalling Mr Reade’s generosity in 1831 and also his stories of water deprivation in his home area of [[Ipsden]]<ref>[http://www.stokerow.net/well1b.asp?css=4 Stoke Row: History]</ref> the Maharajah commissioned the well at Stoke Row and it was sunk in 1863.<ref name=Sherwood789/> The originally intended site for the well was Nuffield Common. All work was completed by the [[Wallingford]] firm of R. J. and H. Wilder.<ref>Williamson, 1983</ref> |
A couple of years later the Maharajah decided on an endowment in England. Recalling Mr Reade’s generosity in 1831 and also his stories of water deprivation in his home area of [[Ipsden]]<ref>[http://www.stokerow.net/well1b.asp?css=4 Stoke Row: History]</ref> the Maharajah commissioned the well at Stoke Row and it was sunk in 1863.<ref name=Sherwood789/> The originally intended site for the well was Nuffield Common. All work was completed by the [[Wallingford]] firm of R. J. and H. Wilder.<ref>Williamson, 1983</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:14, 5 January 2011
| Stoke Row | |
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| Population | 625 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU6884 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Goring-on-Thames |
| Postcode district | RG9 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Stoke Row |
Stoke Row is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1846. It was designed in 13th century style by the architect R.C. Hussey.[2] St. John the Evangelist parish is now a member of The Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that includes also the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, North Stoke, Whitchurch-on-Thames and Woodcote.[3]
Maharajah's Well
Edward Anderdon Reade, the local squire, had worked with the Maharajah of Benares in India in the mid nineteenth century. He had sunk a well in 1831 to aid the community in Azimgurgh. Reade left the area in 1860.
A couple of years later the Maharajah decided on an endowment in England. Recalling Mr Reade’s generosity in 1831 and also his stories of water deprivation in his home area of Ipsden[4] the Maharajah commissioned the well at Stoke Row and it was sunk in 1863.[2] The originally intended site for the well was Nuffield Common. All work was completed by the Wallingford firm of R. J. and H. Wilder.[5]
Amenities
The village has two public houses. The Cherry Tree Inn[6] dates from the 17th century and is a Brakspear tied house. The Crooked Billet[7], a free house, was England's first gastropub.
The village has a Church of England primary school.[8]
References
- ^ "Area selected: South Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 789
- ^ The Langtree Team Ministry
- ^ Stoke Row: History
- ^ Williamson, 1983
- ^ Cherry Tree Inn
- ^ The Crooked Billet
- ^ Stoke Row Church of England Primary School
Sources
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 789. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
- Spencer-Harper, Angela (1999). Dipping into the Wells: The Story of the Two Chiltern Villages of Stoke Row and Highmoor Seen Through the Lives of Their Inhabitants. Witney: Robert Boyd Publications. ISBN 1899536353.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Williamson, L.D. (1983). An Illustrated History of The Maharajah's Well. Stoke Row: The Maharajah's Well Trust.
