In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Noke like this:
NOKE, a parish, with a village, in Bicester district, Oxfordshire; on the river Ray, 1½ mile S E of Islip r.station, and 5 N N E of Oxford. Post-town, Oxford. Acres, 794. Real property, £1, 263. Pop., 116. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Marlborough. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £100.* Patron, the Duke of Marlborough. The church is early English; consists of nave and chancel, with small belfry; contains a brass of 1598; and was reported in 1859 as not very good. There are a national school, and charities £3.
Noke through time
Noke is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Noke itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Noke, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10008
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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