Stoke-by-Nayland

Infobox UK place
country= England
official_name= Stoke-by-Nayland
latitude= 51.98755
longitude= 0.89171
population = 703
shire_district= Babergh
shire_county = Suffolk
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= South Suffolk
post_town= COLCHESTER
postcode_district = CO10
postcode_area= CO
dial_code= 0206
os_grid_reference= TL986360
url = [http://www.stokebynayland.org www.stokebynayland.org] Stoke by Nayland in the English county of Suffolk, lies close to the border with Essex in what is sometimes referred to as Constable Country. It contains a church, St Mary, which remains much as it was rebuilt in the fifteenth century. The village, located within Babergh district, contains many cottages and timber framed houses and all surround a large recreation field which makes up the centre of the village. The population of the Stoke-by-Nayland civil parish at the 2001 census was 703, comprising 341 males and 362 females. Two schools, a primary and a middle school, are in the village, as are two public houses, The Angel Inn and The Crown. Stoke by Nayland is about 1.5 miles from Nayland and stands on a ridge overlooking the Stour and Box valleys. Immediately to the north of the village lies the hamlet of Scotland Street.

Golf

Stoke By Nayland is home to a golf course with two 18 hole courses named after famous painters. The Constable and The Gainsborough. Both courses are set in undulating grounds.

Notable persons from Stoke-by-Nayland

William Songer (Captain Arthur Wakefield's brother-in-law), who travelled to Nelson, New Zealand on the "Whitby" as Wakefield's servant, was born in the village of Stoke-by-Nayland, and suggested naming the township after his birthplace.

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External links

* [http://www.stokebynayland.org/ Parish Web Site ]
* [http://www.stoke.school.nz/ (Nelson, NZ) Stoke Primary School]
* [http://www.naylandprimary.school.nz/ (Nelson, NZ) Nayland Primary School]
* [http://www.nayland.school.nz/ (Nelson, NZ) Nayland College]
* [http://www.zoomin.co.nz/nz/nelson/nelson/polstead+road/ (Nelson, NZ) Polstead Road/Suffolk Road (map)]