Little Stoke is a suburb of north Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

, situated in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...

, England

England

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. Surrounded by Patchway

Patchway

Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated northwest of central Bristol. The town is a housing overflow for Bristol being contiguous to Bristol's urban area, and is often regarded as a large outer suburb. Nearby are the other Bristol satellite towns of Filton and Bradley Stoke....

, Stoke Gifford

Stoke Gifford

Stoke Gifford is a large dormitory village, and parish in South Gloucestershire, England, in the northern suburbs of Bristol. It has around 11,000 residents as of the 2001 Census. It is home to Bristol Parkway station, on the London-South Wales railway line, and the Bristol offices of Friends Life...

 and Bradley Stoke

Bradley Stoke

Bradley Stoke is a dormitory town/suburb in South Gloucestershire, England, situated on the north side of the city of Bristol. Named after the local Bradley Brook and Stoke Brook streams, the town was planned in the 1970s and building began in 1987...

, Little Stoke, in the middle, is often forgotten. Home to Patchway railway station

Patchway railway station

Patchway railway station is a minor railway station located at street level of Station Road in Little Stoke village near the town of Patchway, South Gloucestershire, England...

, a minor stop on the railway network, the railway line

Rail tracks

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 also separates Little Stoke from the large Rolls Royce

Rolls-Royce Limited

Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....

 factories in nearby Filton

Filton

Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Bristol, about from the city centre. Filton lies in Bristol postcode areas BS7 and BS34. The town centres upon Filton Church, which dates back to the 12th century and is a grade II listed building...

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A road tunnel (under the railway) linking the two, has seen many accidents over the years, due to it being low in height and very narrow.

Little Stoke is also home to a large playing field and a community centre

Community centre

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. Near the railway arch are some local shops including a Post Office.

Many of the road names

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 are linked to engines produced in the 1950s and 1960s at what is now the Rolls-Royce factory. The area originally consisted of many council house

Council house

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s and post WWII prefabs. In recent years, some of the houses have been renovated; however, some owners have kept the older style of house.

Little Stoke has one Public House

Public house

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, The Stokers (formally The Magpies), situated on Gipsy Patch Lane, and one Social Club, situated on Braydon Avenue.

School children normally attend Little Stoke Primary School

Primary education

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 and then move on to Filton High School, on New Road in nearby Filton; or to the nearby Patchway High School, off the A38. Some pupils travel further afield to further their education - often to Bradley Stoke Community School

Bradley Stoke Community School

Bradley Stoke Community School is a secondary school in Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire near Bristol. After construction was completed in July 2005, the school opened in September to accommodate the new year 7 pupils. It currently has 100 staff and 918 students.Plans recently went through to...

 in Bradley Stoke The Ridings High School

The Ridings High School

The Ridings' Federation Winterbourne International Academy, formerly The Ridings High School, is a large secondary school located in the village of Winterbourne in South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England.-History:...

 in Winterbourne or to The Castle School

The Castle School

The Castle School is a mixed-sex secondary school for students aged 11–18 in Thornbury South Gloucestershire, England, which serves the town and the surrounding villages. Pupils from Bristol also attend the school...

 or Marlwood School

Marlwood School

Marlwood School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, just north of Bristol, England.It is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.-Grammar school:...

 (in Thornbury and Alveston respectively).
The school struggles to get its annual intake and is decreasing rapidly in size. It now houses the offices of South Gloucestershire Music Service.

Little Stoke also has its own football team

Football team

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called Stoke Lane, which gets its name from the road Stoke Lane, which runs through Little Stoke. The club's home shirt for all the teams is black and white stripes.

Martin Davis, who lived at Little Stoke Farm, has published a book about the local history, the profits from which go to local organisations. It is: The Farmer and the Goose with the Golden Eyes: A Celebration of a Vanished Part of Rural South Gloucestershire and the Founding of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge (Paperback)
by Martin Davis.