# Stokenham

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Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Stokenham Stokenham Location within Devon Population 1,895 (2011 census) Civil parish Stokenham District South Hams Shire county Devon Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom List of places UK England Devon 50°16′24″N 3°40′47″W / 50.273202°N 3.679744°W / 50.273202; -3.679744

**Stokenham** ([/stoʊkənˈhæm/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [South Hams](/source/South_Hams) district, in the county of [Devon](/source/Devon), England. The population of the parish at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) was 1,895.[1]

Stokenham, Devon.

## Pronunciation

For the great majority of towns in England with names ending in -ham the suffix is very weakly pronounced as /əm/ and the stress is always earlier in the word. In Birmingham, for example, the stress is on the first syllable. Stokenham is a clear exception, with the -ham fully enunciated and stressed.

## Places in the parish

As well as Stokenham the civil parish includes the settlements of [Torcross](/source/Torcross), [Beesands](/source/Beesands), [Hallsands](/source/Hallsands), Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and [Chillington](/source/Chillington%2C_Devon) and Bickerton.[2] It forms part of the [district of South Hams](/source/South_Hams).

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Point Coordinates (Links to map resources) OS Grid Ref Notes Beesands 50°15′11″N 3°39′26″W / 50.253°N 3.6572°W / 50.253; -3.6572 (Beesands) SX818406 Torcross 50°16′00″N 3°39′13″W / 50.2666°N 3.6535°W / 50.2666; -3.6535 (Torcross) SX822420

## History

The village of Stokenham was known in [Saxon Times](/source/Anglo-Saxon_England) as Stoc or *Stoc Hamme* ("meaning Stoc meadows").[3] By the 13th century the town was called Stoke in Hamme.[4] An [electoral ward](/source/Electoral_ward) has the same name. The ward population at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) was 1,895.[5]

In [Mediaeval](/source/Mediaeval) times St. Humbert the Confessor (d.1188AD)[6] was locally [venerated](/source/Veneration) as [patron saint](/source/Patron_saint) in the town.

The area was known in the 19th century for the fine crabs, and in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) local residents were evacuated from the area, on the eve of [D-day](/source/D-day).

Start Bay looking north east

## Geography

To the east of the parish is [Start Bay](/source/Start_Bay) in the [English Channel](/source/English_Channel). The principal road in the parish is the [A379](/source/A379_road) running between the nearest towns of [Kingsbridge](/source/Kingsbridge) (to the west) and [Dartmouth](/source/Dartmouth%2C_Devon) to the north.

## Local landmarks

### The parish church

The present church dates from 1431;[7] an earlier [Norman](/source/Normans) church predated it.[8]

"The church as it stands today, is a fine example of the perpendicular style of medieval architecture. It is built on the side of a hill so that its whole length can be seen from below and is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, which was common practice for churches standing on elevated sites. It was, however, dedicated to St Barnabas and prior to that to St Humbert the Confessor."[9]

### Stokenham manor house

Immediately to the east of the [church](/source/Church_building) is the site of Stokenham [manor house](/source/Manor_house), abandoned in 1585 but possibly dating back to at least the 12th century.[10]

### Local pub

The Tradesman's Arms is an imposing 14th-century, part-[thatched](/source/Thatch) pub and restaurant.

On the 27 September 2021, a fire believed to have originated in the kitchen destroyed much of the pub alongside three neighbouring homes. The Tradesman's Arms was repaired having undergone a three-year [restoration](/source/Conservation_and_restoration_of_immovable_cultural_property) and [building reconstruction](/source/Reconstruction_(architecture)), along with the fire damaged adjoining cottages which all reopened in May 2024.[11]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Stokenham](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stokenham).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Parish population 2011"](https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129153&c=Stokenham&d=16&e=62&g=6416607&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1428316798404&enc=1). Retrieved 6 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Stokenham Parish Council](http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.uk/Locality/The%20Locality.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Stokenham Devon England Photos](http://www.devoncam.co.uk/devon/places,102,Stokenham.html?resultpage=1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Stokenham](http://www.devon.gov.uk/historicstokenham) at [Devon County Council](/source/Devon_County_Council) website.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ward population 2011"](http://www.ukcensusdata.com/stokenham-e05003582#sthash.rU3FfCO3.dpbs). Retrieved 20 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Nicholas Orme, English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon (University of Exeter Press, 1996) [page 24](https://books.google.com/books?id=yON3x64MR34C&dq=Saint+Humbert+of+Stokenham&pg=PA24)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Stokenham Devon England Photos](http://www.devoncam.co.uk/devon/places,102,Stokenham.html?resultpage=2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Stokenham Parish Church](http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.uk/Churches/Churches.htm) website.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stokenham](https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2288107) at Geograph.org.uk.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Excavations and Survey around the Village of Stokenham, Devon](http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/xarch/stokenham2.shtml) Department of Archaeology, The University of Exeter.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Tradesman's Arms pub in Stokenham rises from the ashes"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68802436). *[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)*. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

v t e Non-metropolitan district of South Hams List of civil parishes in Devon#South Hams Civil parishes Ashprington Aveton Gifford Berry Pomeroy Bickleigh Bigbury Blackawton Brixton Buckland-Tout-Saints Charleton Chivelstone Churchstow Cornwood Cornworthy Dartington Dartmouth Dean Prior Diptford Dittisham East Allington East Portlemouth Ermington Frogmore and Sherford Halwell and Moreleigh Harberton Harford Holbeton Holne Ivybridge Kingsbridge Kingston Kingswear Littlehempston Loddiswell Malborough Marldon Modbury Newton and Noss North Huish Rattery Ringmore Salcombe Shaugh Prior Slapton South Brent South Huish South Milton South Pool Sparkwell Staverton Stoke Fleming Stoke Gabriel Stokenham Strete Thurlestone Totnes Ugborough Wembury West Alvington West Buckfastleigh Woodleigh Yealmpton Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a town council, i.e. towns.

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