Notable People
William Marshal who was regent of England from 1217-1219 spent his honeymoon here in the summer of 1189 with his new wife, Isabelle de Clare.
Yehudi Menuhin (whose full title was Baron Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon in the County of Surrey) founded his music school to the south of the village.
The distinguished diplomat Sir Edgar Vincent (1857–1941) lived locally in the early 20th century and took the title Viscount D'Abernon.
The England Test cricketer and captain, Bob Willis, grew up in the village and learnt to play at several local village clubs, including Stoke D'Abernon cricket club, before his professional career in the 1970s and 80s
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