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Stokefleming, coast par. and vil., Devon—par.
(partly within the mun. limits of Dartmouth), 3332 ac.,
pop. 765; vil., 2% miles SAV. of Dartmouth ;
P.O.

Stokchain, par., Notts, 4 miles NE. of Tuxford,
564 ac., pop. 43.

Stokeintelgnhead, coast par. and vil., Devon—par.,
2531 ac. (216 water), pop. 648; vil., 2 miles SAV. of
Teignmouth;
P.O.

Stokelake Honse, seat, Devon; post-town, Chudleigh.

Stokcnchurcb, par. and vil., Oxfordshire—par., 4374
ac., pop. 1630; vil., on SE. border of co., 5 miles NAV.
of West Wycombe sta.;
P.O., t.o. ; has a fair.

Stokenham, par. and vil., Devon—par., 6011 ac.
(340water), pop. 1793; vil., 5 m. SE. of Kingsbridge;
P.O.

Stokes Bay, vil. with ry. sta., Alverstoke with Gos-
port par., Hants, 2 miles S. of Gosport; has steamboat
communication with Ryde.

Stokesay, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Craven Arms and
Stokesay), Shropshire—par., 3567 ac., pop. 764 ; vil., 7
miles NAV. of Ludlow;
P.O.; has ruins of Stokesay
Castle, and an ancient camp.

Stokesby with Herringby, par., Norfolk, 2119 ac.,
pop. 333; contains Stokesby, vil., onriver Bure, 6 miles
NAA”. of Yarmouth; P.O.

Stokesley, market town, par., and township with
ry. sta., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Leven, 9
miles SE. of Stockton—par., 15,937 ac., pop. 2395;
township, 1818 ac., pop. 1802;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1
newspaper. Market-day,
Saturday. Stokesley has a
church rebuilt in 1777, a town-hall of 1853, and an en-
dowed school. The industries comprise mfrs. of linen
and gunpowder.

Stokestown, seat, 3 miles SW. of New Ross, SAV.
co. AVexford.

Stoketon, seat, 3 miles AV. of Saltash, Cornwall.

Stolford, hamlet, Stogursey par., Somerset, on
Bridgwater Bay, 6% miles NW. of Bridgwater.

S tonal. See Stonnal.

Stonar, par., Isle of Thanet, Kent, 1 mile NE. of
Sandwich, 680 ac., pop. 35; the site of the ancient
town of Stonar, long a considerable port, is now marked
by a solitary farm house.

Stondon, lower, hamlet, Shillington par., Bedford-
shire, adjacent to Upper Stondon.

Stondon, Upper, par., in SE. of Bedfordshire, 2%
miles S. of Shefford, 575 ac., pop. 72.

Stondon Massey, par., Essex, 2 miles SE. of Ongar,
1126 ac., pop. 261; contains Stondon Hall and Ston-
don Place, seats.

Stone.—market town and par. with ry. sta., Stafford-
shire, on river Trent, 7 miles S. of Stoke upon Trent—
par. (partly within the pari, limits of Stoke upon
Trent), 20,446 ac., pop. 13,155; town, pop. 5669; P.O.,
T.O.,2Banks. Market-day,
Tuesday. Stone dates from
very ancient times, and had a religious establishment
of the 7th century. It has earthenware mfrs., shoe-
making, brewing, and transit traffic; and a town hall,
a market hall, and a free school founded in 1558.
Admiral Sir John Jervis (1734-1823), Earl St Vincent,
was a native. Stone Park is the seat of Earl Gran-
ville.—2. Stone, par. and vil., Bucks—par., 2568 ac.,
pop. 1368; vil., 2% miles SW. of Aylesbury; P.O.—3.
Stone, eccl. dist. and vil., Berkeley par., Gloucester-
shire—dist., pop. 261; vil., 4 miles SW. of Berkeley.
See
Ham and Stone.—4. Stone, hamlet, Fawley par.,
Hants, 8 miles SE. of Southampton.—5. Stone, Kent;
p.o. See
Stone near Tenterden.—6. Stone, hun-
dred, Somerset, 10,894 ac., pop. 2343; contains 10 pars.
—7. Stone, hamlet, Chew Magna par., Somerset, 6
miles S. of Bristol.—8. Stone, hamlet, East Pennard
par., Somerset, 6 miles SW. of Shepton Mallet.—9.
Stone, par. and vil., Worcestershire—par., 2450 ac.,
pop. 625 ; vil., 3 miles SE. of Kidderminster;
P.O.; has
a worsted mill; near the vil. is Stone House, seat.—
10
. Stone, hamlet, Firbeek and Maltby pars., S. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SW. of Tickhill.

Stone Acton, hamlet, Rushbury par., Shropshire, 3
miles E. of Church Stretton.

Stone Easton (or Stoneaston), par. and vil., Somer-
set, under Mendip Hills, 4% miles AV. of Radstoek, 1374
ac., pop. 357 ;
P.O., called Stoneaston; near the vil. is
Stone Easton Park, seat.

Stone House, —seat, Wimborne Minster par., Dorset,

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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