The Green from the church, which backs onto Parkway railway station. Also in the local area are two parks, each with children's play equipment; a pair of tennis courts and a pub, the Beaufort Arms. There is a row of shops on Ratcliffe Drive including a Tesco Express, dentist and medical centre and few more shops on one of the roads off North Road. There are several large supermarkets within walking distance and most of the local children walk or cycle to nearby St Michael's C of E Primary School & Abbeywood Community School. Stoke Gifford Parish Council provoked national interest and condemnation in April 2016 when they resolved to charge parkrun runners a fee to use a park, resulting in the closure of the event in June 2016. Stoke Gifford Cricket Club in 2018 won the Bristol & District 30 over cricket league. Expansion in the 20th century Like much of the nearby area, Stoke Gifford undertook rapid expansion in the 20th century. Before the 1980s Stoke Gifford was just a small village, straggling along the main street, North Road. The Old School Rooms hosts the Explorer Scouts, Scouts, Cub Scouts, Beaver Scouts and Brownies. St Michael's School was praised in the December 2008 report as "...a good school...the care, guidance and support for pupils is outstanding." In 2008, a new pre-school and Nursery opened adjacent to Bristol Parkway because of population increases in the surrounding areas. Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, a university technical college, opened in Stoke Gifford in September 2013. It merged with Abbeywood Community School in September 2022. References External links Stoke Gifford parish council The History of Stoke Gifford Villages in South Gloucestershire District Civil parishes in Gloucestershire