In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stoke like this:
STOKE, a parish, with a village, in Foleshill district, Warwick; 2 miles ENE of Coventry r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Stoke-Green, under Coventry. Acres, 920. Real property, £9,643. Pop. in 1851, 1,031; in 1861, 1,555. Houses, 325. The manor belongs to the corporation of Coventry. ...
There are many fine villas. Ribbon-weaving is carried on. The living is a vicarage, united with Walsgrave, in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £333.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, and has been repaired and enlarged. There are an Independent chapel and a national school.
Stoke through time
Stoke is now part of Coventry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Coventry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stoke itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stoke, in Coventry and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9363
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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