Stoke Talmage

Stoke Talmage

St. Mary Magdalene parish church
Stoke Talmage
Stoke Talmage shown within Oxfordshire
Population 49 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SU6799
Civil parish
  • Stoke Talmage
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Thame
Postcode district OX9
Dialling code 01844
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Stoke Talmage is a village and civil parish 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Thame in Oxfordshire.

Demography

The 2011 Census incorporated its figures into output area accordingly used to enlarge the civil parish definition of Shirburn to the south, incorporating these two settlements and Adwell due to their small population.[2]

Landmarks

Stoke Talmage seems to have had a parish church since the 11th century, although the first clear historical reference to it dates from 1219.[3] The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary Magdalene was restored in 1758.[3] In 1860 it was restored again and extended to plans by George Gilbert Scott.[3]

St. Mary Magdalene Rectory was built in 1752.[4] It was extended in 1820 by the builder and architect Daniel Harris.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Area selected: South Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Parish: Key Statistics: Population. (2011 census In particular the maps annexed to both definitions and data sets are identical. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Lobel, 1969, page 198-210
  4. 1 2 Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 790

Sources

  • Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1964). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8: Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds. Victoria County History. pp. 198–210.
  • Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 789–790. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
St. Mary Magdalene parish church

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