Stoke Row, five miles west of Henley, is one of the highest points of the southern Chiltern hills and has a population of around 660. The village has an unusual attraction, the Maharajah's Well. Poor farming land was balanced by extensive beech woods, which gave regular employment for turners of chair legs and stretchers, as well as tent peg makers.
The fascinating history of the Chiltern village from 1864 is based on stories and old photographs in Dipping into the Wells, by kind permission of Angela Spencer-Harper. The most recent colour photographs were taken in July 2012.