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Stoke St Gregory

"STOKE ST. GREGORY, a parish in the hundred of North Curry, county Somerset, 8 miles N.E. of Taunton, its post town, 5 N.W. of Langport, and 1½ mile from Athelney Bridge railway station. The village is situated between the rivers Parret and Tone, near Athelney Island. The parish includes East Curry, Curryload, and Stathe. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £120, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Gregory, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and five bells. The register dates from 1561. There are National schools for both sexes, also a Sunday-school held at the vestry-room. The Bible Christians have a chapel. The Dean and Chapter of Wells are lords of the manor." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

Archives and Libraries

• Postcards of Stoke St Gregory

• Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.

Church Records

• Sue Fround has transcribed Stoke St Gregory records (Baptisms 1561-1929, Marriages 1564-1752 and Burials 1561-1887).

Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.

Maps

• 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.

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