The Parish for Stoke Mandeville comprises a larger area than the village itself. Bucks Council has broken the parish into four distinct wards, or neighbourhoods, based on developments over the past 30+ years.
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The first ever sports events for disabled people were hosted at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire by Dr Ludwig Guttmann in 1948. The village continues to be known for its association with the Paralympic Games, being part of the Paralympic torch relay in every Games since 2012 (its contribution known as the 'Legacy flame'), and giving its name to the Paralympic Games mascot, Mandeville, in 2012. o find out more about the history of the paralympics go to Paralympic History.
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The Village Society does not recognise these wards in its work instead choosing to embrace all those who reside, work, visit and uses the village, to be considered part of the village community.
The Village Sign
Description of illustrations on the Village Sign:
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The Crow (Stoke More Crows Than Folk)
Church - St Mary The Virgin
Lady - Dorothy Brudenell
Celtic Cross - Prestwood (once part of Stoke Mandeville)
Aylesbury Ducks - Kept in the Village (pond at Woolpack PH)
Mandeville Coat of Arms
Lacemaker - former village cottage industry
Wheelchair Archer - Paraplegic Games
Brudenell Coat of Arms
Ears of Corn - Mark of the age and long support of the Village by Agriculture and the old craft of straw plait