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Introduction to Purton Stoke
Purton Stoke is a small village (60 houses) in North Wiltshire, about 2 miles
north of Purton and 2 miles south of Cricklade. It was mentioned in the Domesday
Book as "Stoche". It still has 2 working dairy farms (one
has been sold and 12 houses are to take its place!). There is a Pub,
The Bell Inn that has existed since at least 1733, and
a Methodist Chapel, erected in 1832, dismantled, brick
by brick, and re-erected in 1868 about 50 yards down the road. There used to
be a garage and a Post Office and Shop. A river runs through the west of the
village - The Key, a tributary of the Thames. There are the remains of the Mineral
Water Spa with a copse, built to enjoy a pleasant walk until the waters
had their effect. A walk down Stoke Common or Spa Lane
leads to the Wildflower Meadow (see
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) and Braydon Forest. Along
Pond Lane on the way to Bentham you will come to the impressive Ponds
Farm, once the home of the 5th Astronomer Royal.
Nearby there is the Swindon
and Cricklade Railway and the North
Wilts Canal.
In "Tales of Old Wiltshire" from Countryside Books, Cecilia Millson describes
- The Hanging/The Spa/The Poors' Platt
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