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"SOUTH STOKE, a parish in the hundred of Bath Forum, county Somerset, 2½ miles S.W. of Bath. The village is situated on the river Avon and the Radford canal. The parish includes the chapelries of Monckton Combe and Combe Down. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. There are a brewery and malt house. The soil consists of a thin layer of loam, on a subsoil of stone, of which there are several quarries. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £200. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and three bells. It was thoroughly restored and added to in 1845. There are also the district churches of Monckton Combe and Combe Down, the livings of which are perpetual curacies There are chapels for Roman Catholics and Wesleyans at Mitford. Mitford Castle is the principal residence." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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- Postcards of South Stoke
- Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.
St James the Great, South Stoke |
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from South Stoke to another place.
- The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 1st edition (c.1884-1887) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.
- The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST750611 (Lat/Lon: 51.348037, -2.359872), South Stoke which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.