Little Stoke
| Little Stoke | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 Tetbury Close, Little Stoke | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST611815 |
| Location: | 51°31’55"N, 2°33’40"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
Little Stoke is a suburb of northern Bristol, in Gloucestershire. It is surrounded by and contiguous with Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke.
Patchway railway station here, a minor stop on the railway network, the railway line separates Little Stoke from the large Rolls Royce factories in nearby Filton. A road tunnel under the railway links the two, and has seen many accidents over the years, due to it being low in height and very narrow.
This is a practical place rather than a pretty one.
Many of the road names are linked to engines produced in the 1950s and 1960s at what is now the Rolls-Royce factory. The area originally consisted of many council houses and prefabs built after the Second World War. In recent years, some of the houses have been renovated; however, some owners have kept the older style of house.
About the village
Little Stoke has a large playing field and a community hall. The community hall is now home to a café - ‘Little Stoke Community Cafe’ - which has been a huge hit with Little Stoke residents. Near the railway arch are some local shops including a post office.
Little Stoke has one pub, The Stokers (formally The Magpies), on Gipsy Patch Lane, and one Social Club (Little Stoke Social Club), on Braydon Avenue.
Martin Davis, who lived at Little Stoke Farm, has published a book about local history: The Farmer and the Goose with the Golden Eyes: A Celebration of a Vanished Part of Rural South Gloucestershire and the Founding of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge.
Sport
- Football:
- Stokeside FC
- Little Stoke F.C
- Stoke Lane
Stoke Gifford Parish Council gained notoriety amongst the running world when it became the first council to vote to impose a charge on Parkrunners who run at Little Stoke Parkrun every Saturday morning. Parkrun organises free running events in over 800 parks worldwide and this was the first and only council to take this step when it made its decision on 12 April 2016 by a vote of 6 to 4. The Parish Council cited wear and tear on paths as its justification.[1] Because of this, Little Stoke Parkrun has now closed.
Outside links
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