Stoke St Michael

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Stoke St Michael
Stoke St Michael (Somerset)
Stoke St Michael

Stoke St Michael shown within Somerset
Population 910[1]
OS grid reference ST665465
District Mendip
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Radstock
Postcode district BA3
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Somerton and Frome
List of places: UKEnglandSomerset

Coordinates: 51°13′12″N 2°28′48″W / 51.22, -2.48

Stoke St Michael is a village and civil parish on the Mendip Hills 4 miles north east of Shepton Mallet, and 8 miles west of Frome, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The village has also been known as Stoke Lane.

The Church of St Michael has a western tower of c1400, the remainder being built in 1838 by Jesse Gane. It is a grade II* listed building.[2]

Several significant Caves of the Mendip Hills are close to the village including Stoke Lane Slocker and those at the disused Fairy Cave Quarry.

Moon's Hill Quarry is a basalt quarry.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Church of St Michael. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.

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