The maps provide a comparison of the state of the town of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010.

The maps provide a comparison of the state of the town of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010. Over the 80-year period depicted in the maps, Stokeford underwent some major changes, with a dramatic increase in residential areas and a corresponding reduction in farmland being the most noticeable. Stokeford, which lies on the eastern bank of the River Stoke, was surrounded by farmland to the south and northeast in 1930. However, by 2010, this agricultural land had been converted into new housing with new roads providing access. The shops that stood on the single road that used to run through Stokeford from north to south were demolished and replaced by housing sometime between 1930 and 2010, although the original post office still remained. Similarly, while the old primary school still stood where it had in 1930, it had been extended to cater for the rising population. Another prominent feature of Stokeford in 1930 was a sizeable area of gardens to the south of the town that also contained a large estate house. Nevertheless, eight decades later, this area had been converted into a retirement home with extensions to the original house being made.