Stoke Albany is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It is off the A427 road between Market Harborough and Corby, about halfway between the two. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish (including Brampton Ash and Little Bowden) was 390,[1] an increase from 330 at the 2001 Census.[2]
| Stoke Albany | |
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.jpg) St Botolph's Church, Stoke Albany | |
.svg)  Stoke Albany Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 390 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP8087 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MARKET HARBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE16 |
| Dialling code | 01858 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Stoke Albany Parish Council |
The village's name means 'outlying homestead/settlement'. The village was held by William de Albinni in 1155. The western piece of Corby hundred shaped a different hundred named 'Stoke'.[3]
St Botolph's Church is a Grade II* listed building.
References
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Stoke Albany CP: Parish headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
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