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Decks, patios, lawns, hedges and fences in Stoke Row, from a family business about six miles north-west in Wallingford.
Roughly fifteen minutes by road from our base in Wallingford, Stoke Row is about six miles to the south-east. Checkendon is about a mile to the south-west and Sonning Common under three miles to the south-east.
The village is about 3.4 km inside the Chilterns National Landscape, and its ground changes quickly: clay at the centre, with Clay-with-flints and open chalk close by. Whichever ground you’re on, we take on garden builds, maintenance and fencing.
Patios · decking · garden builds
Brickwork and sleeper beds, decks, paths and patios, or the full garden makeover. The British Geological Survey maps the Lambeth Group at the centre, a variable mix it says is mainly clay; clay-rich ground can soak up a lot of water after rain, turning sticky and heavy, and go very hard when dry.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Hedge-cutting and mowing, weeding and clearance, contracted or one-off, and new lawns from turf, seed or artificial grass. Clay is easily compacted if it’s walked on wet, the RHS warns, so it’s best to keep off a clay lawn after rain.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Closeboard, panel or post and rail fencing for gardens or land, with gates. About 250 metres from the centre lies the edge of the Stoke Row Conservation Area: if your property is inside it, permission may be needed before an old fence, wall or gate is removed.
More on fencingEast of Stoke Row we also cover Witheridge Hill, Satwell and Shepherd’s Green.
Checkendon and Woodcote lie to the south-west, Nuffield is about two miles from the village, and Henley-on-Thames lies to the east of Stoke Row. Our base in Wallingford is about six miles north-west.
Used them for new lawn and landscaping. Excellent quality service at a sensible price. Will definitely use them again.
Went with this company after being let down previously. These guys do a good job , and clear up after each visit. Happy customer 😀 Quality, Professionalism
Put custom made trellis fencing with concrete posts and concrete decorative kick-boards around back and front garden. Completed in good time. Price quoted, price paid, Jamie and his team are really easy to get along with people. Very happy with the end result. Lots of strangers passing by the house compliments me about how nice the fence looked.
Lambeth Group · Clay-with-flints · chalk
Stoke Row’s centre is mapped on the Lambeth Group, with no deposit over it; the British Geological Survey describes the group as variable, mainly clay, in places silty or sandy.
Within half a kilometre the picture changes fast. To the south, south-west, west and north-west, chalk capped by Clay-with-flints is mapped; to the east, Clay-with-flints over the Lambeth Group; and to the north and north-east, chalk with nothing over it. So a garden could be heavy clay, flinty clay or open chalk, depending on where in the village it is.
Inside the Chilterns · a conservation area 250 m off
Stoke Row is about 3.4 km inside the Chilterns National Landscape, and so is the whole parish. That makes it designated land: a side outbuilding needs planning permission, and permitted development holds the total for buildings or enclosures beyond 20 metres of the house at 10 square metres.
The village’s mapped centre lies about 250 metres outside the Stoke Row Conservation Area. If you live inside it, give South Oxfordshire District Council six weeks’ notice before tree work (trees below 75 mm across at 1.5 m height don’t need it), and check before taking down a fence, wall or gate.
Sources: British Geological Survey, Natural England and planning.data.gov.uk (open data); the Planning Portal, GOV.UK and the RHS. The Planning Portal is a guide — your council has the final word for your address.
Yes. Stoke Row is about six miles from Wallingford, around fifteen minutes by road. Drop us a WhatsApp or a call on 07736 650477.
There is a Stoke Row Conservation Area, but the point mapped as the village centre is about 250 metres outside it, so whether the extra rules on trees and boundaries apply depends on your address.
All three. The centre is mapped on Lambeth Group clay; Clay-with-flints and open chalk both turn up within half a kilometre. Clay drains slowly and bakes hard in summer; chalk often drains freely.
We do: Witheridge Hill, Satwell and Shepherd’s Green are all on our list. Checkendon, Nuffield, Woodcote and Sonning Common are all within three miles of Stoke Row.
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