The History of Stoke Gifford Website

This aim of this history compiled by Adrian Kerton is to bring together the history of Stoke Gifford that is scattered around various institutions and to capture memories and memorabilia of the local residents.

Adrian Kerton writes -

I have always had an interest in historical buildings and when I joined Hewlett-Packard in 1985 I then had some spare time to research the history of the farm and of Stoke Gifford where I lived. The research revealed histories written by Ros Broomhead, daughter of one of the vicars of St. Michaels, the Rev D Evans, and Mike Hill, keen local historians.

Sharon Ubank created the Stokes Standard, a series of booklets documenting much of the history with resident’s interviews and I am indebted to local historians Harold Lane and Mike Stanbrook and residents who shared photos and the archivist at the Badminton. Martin Davis who had lived at Little Stoke farm where his father had introduced the naturalist Peter Scott to Slimbridge, has contributed much of the family archive.

The website has grown to more than 180 pages and I am still on the lookout for more material to add to the history. Look inside to discover more information on Stanley Farm. https://stokegiffordhistory.wordpress.com/ 

Explore, and you will find some wonderful images like this pair.