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Stoke Edith is a village in the English county of Herefordshire, situated on the A438 road between Hereford and Ledbury. The population in 1801 of Stoke Edith parish was 332.^[1]

The 14th-century church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. ^[2]

Stoke Edith House

The estate and the manor house known as Stoke Edith House belonged formerly to the Wallwynes, Milwaters and Lingen families. It was the principal estate of Sir Henry Lingen, a Royalist officer in the English Civil War, who was buried in the church in 1662. His widow sold the estate in 1670 to Thomas Foley, who settled it on his second son Paul. Paul obtained a licence from James II to empark up to 500 acres at Stoke Edith. He rebuilt the timber-framed mansion Stoke Court from 1695, when he became Speaker.^[3] The house, renamed Stoke Park, remained in the family until the death of Thomas Lord Foley who, having inherited the Great Witley estate from his distant counsin Thomas 2nd Baron Foley, settled Stoke Edith on his second son Edward Foley (1747–1803). Many of the family were members of Parliament. Stoke Park remained their principal residence until it was burnt down in 1926.

The building currently known as Stoke Edith House was previously the Rectory and this, together with the park and extensive agricultural and woodlands, remain in the ownership of the Foley family.

References

^ The Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the City of Bristol, with maps engraved expressly for the work. 1863. p. 580. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ "Church of St Mary, Stoke Edith". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
^ Roy Peaccock, The Seventeenth Century Foleys: iron wealth and vision 1580-1716 (Black Country Society, 2011), 131-2 143 154-5.

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[directory-1] The Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the City of Bristol, with maps engraved expressly for the work. 1863. p. 580. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[2] "Church of St Mary, Stoke Edith". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

[3] Roy Peaccock, The Seventeenth Century Foleys: iron wealth and vision 1580-1716 (Black Country Society, 2011), 131-2 143 154-5.

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+[[File: Stoke Edith Church - geograph.org.uk - 67146.jpg|180px|thumb|St Mary's church]]
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-'''Stoke Edith''' is a village in the [[England|English]] county of [[Herefordshire]], situated on the A438 road between [[Hereford]] and [[Ledbury]]. The population in 1801 of Stoke Edith parish was 332.<ref name="directory">{{cite book|title=The Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the City of Bristol, with maps engraved expressly for the work|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vuYNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA580|accessdate=31 December 2011|year=1863|page=580}}</ref> The estate and the manor house known as [[Stoke Edith House]] belonged formerly to the Wallwynes, Milwaters and Lingen families.
+'''Stoke Edith''' is a village in the [[England|English]] county of [[Herefordshire]], situated on the A438 road between [[Hereford]] and [[Ledbury]]. The population in 1801 of Stoke Edith parish was 332.<ref name="directory">{{cite book|title=The Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and the City of Bristol, with maps engraved expressly for the work|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vuYNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA580|accessdate=31 December 2011|year=1863|page=580}}</ref>
+The 14th-century church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-155029-church-of-st-mary-stoke-edith-|title= Church of St Mary, Stoke Edith|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 30 January 2014}} </ref>
-Stoke Edith was the principal estate of Sir [[Henry Lingen]], a Royalist officer in the English Civil War, who was buried in the church in 1662. His widow sold the estate in 1670 to [[Thomas Foley (1616–1677)|Thomas Foley]], who settled it on his second son [[Paul Foley (ironmaster)|Paul]]. Paul obtained a licence from [[James II of England|James II]] to empark up to 500 acres at Stoke Edith.  He rebuilt the timber-framed mansion Stoke Court from 1695, when he became [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]].<ref>Roy Peaccock, ''The Seventeenth Century Foleys: iron wealth and vision 1580-1716'' (Black Country Society, 2011), 131-2 143 154-5.</ref>  The house, renamed Stoke Park, remained in the family until the death of [[Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1716–1777)|Thomas Lord Foley]] who, having inherited the [[Witley Court|Great Witley estate]] from his distant counsin [[Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1742–1793)|Thomas 2nd Baron Foley]], settled Stoke Edith on his second son [[Edward Foley (1747–1803)]].  Many of the family were members of Parliament.  Stoke Park remained their principal residence until it was burnt down in 1926.
+==Stoke Edith House==
+{{main|Stoke Edith House}}
+[[Image:Stoke in Herefordshire Vit Brit.jpg|thumb|left|Stoke Edith House - burnt down in 1926 and later demolished.]]
+The estate and the manor house known as [[Stoke Edith House]] belonged formerly to the Wallwynes, Milwaters and Lingen families. It was the principal estate of Sir [[Henry Lingen]], a Royalist officer in the English Civil War, who was buried in the church in 1662. His widow sold the estate in 1670 to [[Thomas Foley (1616–1677)|Thomas Foley]], who settled it on his second son [[Paul Foley (ironmaster)|Paul]]. Paul obtained a licence from [[James II of England|James II]] to empark up to 500 acres at Stoke Edith.  He rebuilt the timber-framed mansion Stoke Court from 1695, when he became [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]].<ref>Roy Peaccock, ''The Seventeenth Century Foleys: iron wealth and vision 1580-1716'' (Black Country Society, 2011), 131-2 143 154-5.</ref>  The house, renamed Stoke Park, remained in the family until the death of [[Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1716–1777)|Thomas Lord Foley]] who, having inherited the [[Witley Court|Great Witley estate]] from his distant counsin [[Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1742–1793)|Thomas 2nd Baron Foley]], settled Stoke Edith on his second son [[Edward Foley (1747–1803)]].  Many of the family were members of Parliament.  Stoke Park remained their principal residence until it was burnt down in 1926.
 The building currently known as Stoke Edith House was previously the [[Rectory]] and this, together with the park and extensive agricultural and woodlands, remain in the ownership of the Foley family.
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