Stoke Mandeville
| Stoke Mandeville | |||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 47 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 6009 (as of: 2001) | ||
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| Post town | AYLESBURY | ||
| ZIP code section | HP22 | ||
| prefix | 01296 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire | ||
| British Parliament | Aylesbury | ||
Stoke Mandeville is a town of around 6,000 people in Buckinghamshire , England .
The place was first mentioned as Stoches around 1086. When the place came into the possession of a Norman noble family de Mandeville around 1284, the addition Mandeville was added.
The first wheelchair and amputee world championships were held in Stoke Mandeville in 1948 . In total, these world championships took place in the place eight times, which later became the template for the Paralympics .
The mascot Mandeville for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was named after the location.
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