Stoke d'Abernon

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Stoke d'Abernon is a small village situated between Cobham and Leatherhead in the county of Surrey.

It is of ancient origin; it was called Stoche in the Domesday Book and the suffix d'Abernon comes from a family who came over at the time of the Norman conquest in 1066. Its church, St Mary's, is Saxon with Norman and Victorian additions, and is famous for its monumental brasses, among them the oldest in the country.

It has its own railway station, named Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon because Cobham was located sufficiently too far north for the line to be effectively routed to it when constructed at the end of the 19th Century.

Yehudi Menuhin (whose full title was Baron Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon in the County of Surrey) founded his music school to the south of the village.

The distinguished diplomat Sir Edgar Vincent (1857-1941) lived locally in the early 20th century and took the title Viscount D'Abernon[1]

Stoke d'Abernon is also home to the training ground of Premier League football club Chelsea.

Another sporting activity in Stoke d'Abernon is the cricket club [2] at the Recreation Ground, Stoke Road, founded around 1870 and playing at the same ground since 1885. The England fast bowler and captain Bob Willis grew up in the village and learnt to play at the club before his professional career in the 1970s and 80s and is a Vice President of the club. The focus on affluent family housing in Cobham has enabled Stoke d'Abernon Cricket Club to develop as a major local centre for youth cricket. The club is a Surrey Cricket Board Focus Club running eight youth teams and two women's colts teams, as well as competing at adult level in Fullers Surrey County League on Saturdays.

The local pub-restaurant is The Old Plough, and the village has an active Residents' Association with a network of road representatives [3].

The local newspaper is the Cobham News & Mail

Parkside preparatory school is also located in the village at the Manor House adjacent to the parish church of St.Mary.

[[4]] Councillor Jan Fuller is one of the local ward representatives for Oxshott & Stoke d'Abernon.