| Old Church Stoke | |
|---|---|
 View of the hamlet of Old Church Stoke | |
  Old Church Stoke Location withinPowys | |
| OS grid reference | SO2894 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| 52°32′N3°04′W / 52.53°N 03.06°W /52.53; -03.06 | |
Old Church Stoke is a village in thecommunity ofChurchstoke inPowys, Wales. Until 1974 it was in the county ofMontgomeryshire.
The name, as a distinct settlement within thetownship and parish of Churchstoke, was first recorded in the mid-16th century.[1] The current village includes several timber-framed farmhouses of the 17th and 18th century, the formerOak Inn from the same period, and a 19th-centuryMethodist chapel.[1]
There was formerly a holy well, or "Lady well", in the village, which wasdressed with flowers and rushes.[2]
There are several farms located in Old churchstoke, one being Upper Aldress, farmed by Robert Kinsey and his family
