Stoke Climsland
| Stoke Climsland | |
 Main Road, Stoke Climsland |
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  Stoke Climsland |
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| OS grid reference | SX360744 |
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| Civil parish | Stokeclimsland |
| Shire county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CALLINGTON |
| Postcode district | PL17 |
| Dialling code | 01579 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°32′46″N 4°18′58″W / 50.546°N 4.316°W
Stoke Climsland is a village in the valley of the River Tamar, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom within the civil parish of Stokeclimsland. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1639.[1] An electoral ward in the same name also exists. At the same census the population was 3,703.[2]
History
The manor of Climsland was one of the seventeen Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall. The manor was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Climson; there were 5 hides of land and land for 24 ploughs. One hide was held by the lord (with 3 ploughs and 9 serfs) and 30 villeins and 30 smallholders had 17 ploughs and 4 hides of land. There were also 3 acres of meadow, 16 square leagues of pasture and 3 square leagues of woodland. The income from the manor was £6 sterling.[3]
In the 12th century, Climsland became part of a 250 hectares (620 acres) Royal Deer Park called Kerrybullock, until it was disparked by Henry VIII in the 16th century.[4]
Notable buildings
The present church building is 15th century, with north and south aisles and a west tower. The tower is of granite and the wagon roofs are medieval. At Horse Bridge on the road to Tavistock is a fine bridge of seven arches (built in 1437). At Whiteford Sir John Call built a Georgian mansion in 1775 but it no longer exists: the stables and a garden temple remain and a few fragments have been reused in a house nearby.[5]
The post office, opened in 1839, is the oldest in the UK.[6]
Sport
The village is also home to a football team, Stoke Climsland FC, which plays in the Cornwall Duchy league.
Notable people
- William Pratt Call, banker and High Sheriff of Cornwall; resident of Whiteford House
- John Grubb, an early settler in Delaware
- Len Harvey, a boxer, who held one 'version' of the World's Light-Heavyweight Championship from 1939 until 1942; born here
- David Oates, archaeologist and academic; born here
- Neil Warnock, football manager; resident
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Thorn, C. et al., eds. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 1,9
- ↑ North Cornwall District Council, "Luckett: Conservation Area Character Statement" (PDF), Cornwall.gov.uk, p. 3
- ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books
- ↑ "BBC - Domesday Reloaded: Stoke climsland Post Office, from 1986". domesday. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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