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{{for|the stage show|The Adventures of Stoke Mandeville, Astronaut and Gentleman}}
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|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.7861|-0.7914|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Stoke Mandeville
| population = 5,825
| population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129132&c=Stoke+Mandeville&d=16&e=62&g=6403656&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359918145020&enc=1 Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census], Accessed 3 February 2013</ref>
|unitary_england = [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
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|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]]
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|postcode_area= HP
|dial_code= 01296
|static_image= The A413 in Stoke Mandeville, going towards Wendover - geograph.org.uk - 269826.jpg
|static_image_caption= The A413 in Stoke Mandeville, going towards Wendover
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'''Stoke Mandeville''' is a village and
[[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]], although named after the village, is located in Aylesbury. The hospital has the largest spinal injuries ward in Europe, and is best known internationally as the birthplace of the [[Paralympics|Paralympic]] movement; the [[Stoke Mandeville Games]], instituted at the hospital by [[Sir Ludwig Guttmann]] in 1948 evolved to become the first [[1960 Paralympic Games|Paralympic Games]] in [[Rome]] in 1960, which were also the 9th Stoke Mandeville Games. Stoke Mandeville hospital and stadium were also joint host of the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]] with [[New York City|New York]], with the wheelchair elements of the Games being held at the hospital and stadium.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium, although in Aylesbury, gave its name to the Paralympic Games mascot, [[Wenlock and Mandeville|Mandeville]], in 2012.
==History==
The village was originally recorded as ''Stoches'' in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, from the [[Old English language|Old English]] word ''stoc'' meaning an outlying [[farm]] or [[hamlet (UK place)|hamlet]]. The suffix Mandeville was first recorded in 1284 when the [[Manorialism|manor]] was listed as being in the hands of the powerful Norman [[de Mandeville
The former [[medieval]] parish church, St Mary the Virgin, unusually stood alone on a damp site 1km from the old village for no apparent reason. Therefore it had been postulated that a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[mausoleum]] was present on the site before the church was built.<ref name=ROBnotes>{{cite journal |date=1965 |title=Notes |url=http://www.bucksas.org.uk/rob/rob_17_5_0.pdf |journal=Records of Buckinghamshire |volume=17 (part 5) |page=417 |access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> The church was condemned in the mid-20th century and was demolished in January 1966 by the [[Royal Engineers]]. In 2018 in preparation for the construction of the [[High Speed 2|HS2]] high-speed railway, archaeological excavations began on the site of the old church.<ref name=BBCchurch /> As well as excavating the church, the process involved moving the remains of those buried in the churchyard,<ref name=BBCchurch>{{cite news |date= 5 May 2021 |title=Stoke Mandeville: HS2 to move 3,000 bodies from medieval churchyard|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56981338 |work= [[BBC News]] |access-date=5 May 2021}} </ref> which dates back to 1080. In September 2021, archaeologists from LP-Archaeology, led by Rachel Wood, announced the discovery of remains on the site of the church. They unearthed a possible square foundation trench enclosed by a circular ditch containing burials and two remarkable Roman statues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walls of Possible Anglo-Saxon Church Unearthed in England – Archaeology Magazine|url=https://www.archaeology.org/news/9984-210909-buckinghamshire-anglo-saxon|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.archaeology.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2021-09-08|title=Archaeologists discover evidence of Anglo-Saxon church|url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-discover-evidence-of-anglo-saxon-church/141330|access-date=2021-09-12|website=HeritageDaily – Archaeology News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-08|title=HS2: Anglo-Saxon church found at Stoke Mandeville excavation site|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58477080|access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref> In January 2022 the archaeological excavation of the site, and the discovery of significant Roman statuary and burial urns, was featured in the BBC's ''[[Digging for Britain]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001363k/digging-for-britain-series-9-episode-2 |title=BBC iPlayer - Digging for Britain - Series 9: Episode 2 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2022-05-20}}</ref>
The newer red brick parish church of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus|St Mary]], consecrated in July 1866 by the [[Bishop of Oxford]], [[Samuel Wilberforce]], remains as the only church in the village apart from the [[Methodist]] church in Eskdale Road.
On 13 May 2000, the new Stoke Mandeville Millennium sign<ref>[http://www.radiolondon.co.uk/kneesflashes/happenings/stoke/sm3.jpg Millennium sign]</ref> was unveiled. It stands on a small brick [[plinth]] on the green outside the [[primary school]]. The sign shows aspects of village life over the centuries.▼
▲On 13 May 2000, the new Stoke Mandeville Millennium [[village sign]]<ref>
==Transport==
[[Stoke Mandeville railway station]] is
▲[[Stoke Mandeville railway station]] is also a stop on the [[London to Aylesbury Line]] between [[Aylesbury railway station|Aylesbury station]] and [[Wendover railway station|Wendover station]], served by [[Chiltern Railways]], which terminates at [[Aylesbury Vale Parkway]] northbound and [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]] southbound.<ref>http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/station/stoke-mandeville</ref> [[Arriva Shires & Essex]] number 50 bus also serves the area on Station Road, as do services 164 and 300 - which stops in the centre of the village.<ref>http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=12508</ref>
==Education==
Stoke Mandeville Combined School is a mixed [[Community school (England and Wales)|community school]] which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eleven. (Year r – 6) The school has approximately 220 pupils. It also has a hearing impaired department, which currently helps up to 15 children through their school day.▼
==Gallery==
▲Stoke Mandeville Combined School is a mixed [[Community school (England and Wales)|community school]] which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eleven. The school has approximately 220 pupils. It also has a hearing impaired department, which currently helps up to 15 children through their school day.
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File:Stoke Mandeville School.JPG|The back of Stoke Mandeville Combined School
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==External links==
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*[http://stokemandeville.eschools.co.uk/ Stoke Mandeville Combined School website]
*[http://www.stoke-mandeville.co.uk/ Stoke Mandeville Guide]
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