[2] Stoke Bruerne is mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Stoche" meaning "an outlying farmstead or hamlet".

In December 2008, the conservation project won the East Midlands' Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Award, alongside Foxton Locks, another major canal restoration project in Leicestershire, near Market Harborough.

About half a mile north of the village is the south portal of Blisworth tunnel - accessible by a walk along the old towpath (on the eastern side of the canal - north of the village, the western side is either private property or inaccessible.)

There are two canalside public houses, The Boat Inn, and The Navigation, both serving a variety of meals and drinks.

There are parking restrictions at all times, except for residents, on village roads which are all marked with double yellow lines.

[citation needed] In November 2007 the area of the village and surroundings, including Stoke Park, were the subject of an extensive conservation consultation by South Northants Council.

The railway ran east to join the West Coast Main Line and then into Bedfordshire.