The Village of Stokes

Stokes is a village and civil parish within Surrey, England, five miles south of Guildford. According to the Doomsday book of 1086, the village was historically called Stoakes, it has a population of 11,000 according to the 2011 Census. Stokes was considered the third most popular village in the United Kingdom, during the early 20th Century.

The village is home to Stokes United football team and some of its players, such as Tommy Robbins, the local church is St. Mary's, which was built during the Anglo-Saxon era, St. David's Tavern was once the most popular tavern within the village for almost 216 years, closing down in 2001, and being demolished in 2006, Old Bailey Football Ground is located on Sir Harvey Jones Way and the Royal Bank of Surrey is old Corner Street.

According to legend, the village was once home to Highwayman Charlie Morgan, who was supposedly hung for his crimes in 1712. The village is also home to bank robber Rodney Morgan, who on the 8 April 1945, was arrested for attempted robbery on the Royal Bank of Surrey.