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STOKE-DRY, a parish in Uppingham district, comprising S.-D. township in Rutland, and Holy-Oakes liberty in Leicester; and lying 2½ miles N by W of Rockingham r. station. Post town, Uppingham. Acres, 1,800. Rated property, £2,492. Pop., 53. Houses, 9. The property belongs to the Marquis of Exeter. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £420.* Patron, the Marquis of Exeter. The church is old but good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Stoke Dry Parish Leicestershire Ancient County Rutland Ancient County |
| Place: | Stoke Dry |
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