Stoke Dry

Stoke Dry
in 2009
Stoke Dry  Stoke Dry shown within Rutland
Area	1.55 sq mi (4.0 km2) [1]
Population	35 2001 Census[2]
– density	23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
OS grid reference	SP893984
– London	78 miles (126 km) SSE
Unitary authority	Rutland
Shire county	Rutland
Ceremonial county	Rutland
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OAKHAM
Postcode district	LE15
Dialling code	01572
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Rutland

Coordinates: 52°34′37″N 0°41′02″W / 52.577°N 0.684°W / 52.577; -0.684

Stoke Dry is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, about three miles (5 km) southwest of Uppingham.

Carving of a bellringer on shaft to chancel arch, St Andrew's Church

In 2007 it had a population of 39. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Seaton. With only 14 homes this is a quiet village with a mediaeval church dedicated to Saint Andrew. The parish church has mediaeval wall paintings and Romanesque chancel arch. A myth claims that the Gunpowder Plot conspirators met in a small room above the porch; the only basis for this is that the manor was part of the estate of Sir Everard Digby.

The village, looking northeast from Eyebrook Reservoir

Stoke Dry is known as the site of the Eyebrook Reservoir located at the bottom of the hill. The reservoir was used by Avro Lancasters flying from RAF Scampton as the final practice run for Guy Gibson's No. 617 Squadron RAF prior to Operation Chastise, the Dambusters attack on the Ruhr valley dams on the night of the 16/17 May 1943.

In 2009 the village was one of three (along with Lyddington and Thorpe by Water) to become the first in the UK to benefit from superfast broadband using sub-loop unbundling ^[3]

References

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