Stoke Doyle is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in East

East Northamptonshire

East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area...

 Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...

 in England

England

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, two miles south-west of Oundle

Oundle

Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...

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Governance

It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, on East Northamptonshire District Council

East Northamptonshire

East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area...

 and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby

Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

Corby is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system, and is currently a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives....

 constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Phil Hope

Phil Hope

Philip Ian "Phil" Hope is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for Corby from 1997 until 2010, when he lost his seat to the Conservatives. He held several ministerial roles during his time as an MP. Since his defeat, he is working as a consultant for Age...

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Geography

Stoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of Oundle

Oundle

Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...

, on the road between there and Wadenhoe

Wadenhoe

Wadenhoe is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire. Part of the civil parish of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, it is on the River Nene, approximately 4 miles from Thrapston and 10 miles from Kettering. The Nene Way long distance footpath passes through the village...

. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the River Nene

River Nene

The River Nene is a river in the east of England that rises from three sources in the county of Northamptonshire. The tidal river forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for about . It is the tenth longest river in the United Kingdom, and is navigable for from Northampton to The...

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Demography

At the time of the 1991 census

United Kingdom Census 1991

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 1991, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 21 April 1991. This was the 19th UK census....

, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.

Landmarks

Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold

Saint Rumbold

Saint Rumbold was an assumedly Irish or Scottish Christian missionary.He was martyred near Mechelen by two men whom he had denounced for their evil ways....

, stands to the east of the road and was built between 1722-1725. The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.