Stoke Rivers
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stoke Rivers
Historical Forms
- Estocha 1086 DB(Exon)
- Stoche
- Stoke(s) 1242 Fees787 1291 Tax
- Stoke Ryvers 1285 FA 1310 Ch 1339 Ipm
- Stokerevers 1403 Exon
Etymology
v. stoc(c). In the 12th cent. the manor was held by the Redvers or Riveres family, the first earls of Devon.