Coordinates: 51°30′39″N 2°32′44″W / 51.5109°N 2.5456°W
| Harry Stoke | |
  Harry Stoke
Harry Stoke shown within Gloucestershire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Stoke Gifford |
| Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Ceremonial county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| BS34 | |
| Dialling code | 01454 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Harry Stoke is a village in the parish of Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England.
There were 3 manors in the parish of Stoke Gifford. The Giffards and Berkeleys held Stoke and Walls. Harry Stoke was a separate manor held by Aldred in Saxon times, Theobald in Norman times and the Blount and De Filton families in mediaeval times. The Berkeleys bought it in the l6th century.
One of the last coal mines in the Bristol Coalfield was at Harry Stoke. The mine was a drift mine, begun in 1952. Bad roof conditions made the mine uneconomic, and it closed in 1963.
A history of Harry Stoke is now available at Adrian Kerton's Home page
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