Other signs and symptoms can be associated with swelling of the eye, including excess tear production or discharge, eye irritation, redness, dryness, or obstructed or impaired vision, depending on the cause. Prolonged crying, trauma, or eye injury is a common cause of swollen eyes.
The Normans that invaded England in 1066 came from Normandy in Northern France.
According to 'Hall of Names', Stokes is one of the oldest Norman surnames, possibly also coming from the Battle of Hastings. The earliest known records of Stokes is in Pembrokeshire, where they had been seated since early times.eing only peasantry, Stokes would not have had a surname in the 10 th century (the French surnames didnt generally evolve till the end of the 13 th century), so all because Stokes does not sound French, it does not guarantee the Stokes are not of Norman origin, because a they would not have had a surname in 1066.