Little Stoke

Little Stoke is a suburb of north Bristol, situated in South Gloucestershire, England. Surrounded by Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, in the middle, is often forgotten . Home to Patchway railway station, a minor stop on the railway network, the railway line also separates Little Stoke from the large Rolls Royce factories in nearby Filton. A road tunnel (under the railway) linking the two, has seen many accidents over the years, due to it being low in height and very narrow.

Little Stoke is also home to a large playing field and a community centre. Near the railway arch are some local shops, although these are going out of business.

Many of the road names are linked to engines produced in the 1950s and 1960s at what is now the Rolls-Royce factory. The area originally consisted of many council houses and post WWII prefabs. In recent years, some of the houses have been renovated; however, some owners have kept the older style of house.

Little Stoke has one Public House, The Stokers (formally The Magpies), situated on Gypsy Patch Lane, and one Social Club, situated on Braydon Avenue.

School children normally attend Little Stoke Primary School and then move on to Filton High School, on New Road in nearby Filton; or to the nearby Patchway High School, off the A38. Some pupils travel further afield to further their education - often to The Ridings High School in Winterbourne or to The Castle School or Marlwood School (both in Thornbury).The school struggles to get its annual intake and is decreasing rapidly in size. It now houses the offices of South Gloucestershire Music Service.

Little Stoke also has its own football team called Stoke Lane, which gets its name from the road Stoke Lane, which runs through Little Stoke. The club's home shirt for all the teams is black and white stripes.

A history of Little Stoke is available on Adrian Kerton's home page

* [http://www.adriankweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Adrian Kerton's Home Page]