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The village of Stoke Hammond is to be found in the north eastern quadrant of the great County of Buckinghamshire. It was described by Arthur Mee in his ‘King's England' series as "Prettily situated above the valley, through which runs the Grand Union Canal, it has thatched and timbered cottages and a 17th Century Inn with five chimneys." Most certainly the Three Locks Public House on the Grand Union Canal continues to thrive and the village is set to benefit shortly from a new by-pass. The village's name comes from the Old English ‘Stoc' – an outlying farmstead or hamlet, together with the affix taken from one Hamon Brito, the son of Mainfelin Brito, a 12th century descendant of the holder of the manorial rights recorded at the time of the Domesday Book. The village has also been in the possession of the very powerful Duke of Norfolk and local family names such as Fountane and Disney have exerted influence. The Parish Church of St Luke was built in the 13th Century with its tower added one hundred years later. There is a charming Jacobean alms box close to the door dated 1618 and much else to please the eye of anyone interested in the beauty of a well tended English Parish Church. Stoke Hammond suffered no fatalities in the Great War of 1914 to 1918 and was the only ‘Thankful Village' in the County of Buckinghamshire. Description by Rod Morris
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Attractions near Stoke Hammond
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Leighton Buzzard Railway
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With its sharp curves, its steep gradients, its level crossings and its unique roadside running, the Leighton Buzzard Railway takes you back to a more relaxed age of transport. |
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Ascott
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Originally a half-timbered Jacobean farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged. |
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Woburn Abbey
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Visitors will experience living history at Woburn Abbey - the Russell family has lived here for almost 450 years and it is still their family home. |
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Towns near Stoke Hammond
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Soulbury Tourist Information
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Great Brickhill Tourist Information
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Bletchley Tourist Information
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Self Catering near Stoke Hammond
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This delightful detached cottage dates back to 1877, originally part of the Rothchild Estate and is located in the village of Mentmore. |
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Town Farm Cottage is one of seven attractive holiday cottages at Town Farm that form two sides of the central farmyard to the rear of the main farmhouse. Town Farm is a working farm nestled at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. |
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