Stoke Doyle is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire in England, two miles south-west of Oundle. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Wadenhoe.
The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement'. The village was held by John de Oyly in 1286.
Governance It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe,East Northamptonshire Council: Parish / Town Council Contacts: Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe. Retrieved 20 November 2009 and on North Northamptonshire council. Before changes in 2021 it was previously represented on East Northamptonshire District CouncilEast Northamptonshire Council: Settlement Strategy Statements – Villages: Stoke Doyle Strategy Statement. 1996. Retrieved 20 November 2009 and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Tom Pursglove.www.parliament.uk: Parliament Home > MPs and Lords > Find your MP > Corby. Retrieved 20 November 2009
Geography Stoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of Oundle, on the road between there and Wadenhoe. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the River Nene.'Parishes: Stoke Doyle', A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3 (1930), pp. 132–135. Retrieved 20 November 2009
Demography At the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.
Landmarks Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold,Church of England: Stoke Doyle, St Rumbold. Retrieved 20 November 2009 stands to the east of the road and was built between 1722 and 1725. The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.Shuckburgh Arms. Retrieved 20 November 2009 A sign on the road claims the village is twinned with the Catalan city of Barcelona, but it's just a joke by one villager.
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