Visit Stoke St Michael Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stoke St Michael

  

Stoke St Michael Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stoke St Michael

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Stoke St Michael history

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Since the 14th century the village has also been known as Stoke Lane, although the origin of the alternative name is unclear. The village became a centre for cloth manufacture with fulling mills being established on the River Frome to the north of the village. The Knatchbull Arms was built in the late 17th century, and is named after the Knatchesbulls of Babington.

Stoke St Michael geography / climate

Cook’s Wood Quarry is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Geological Conservation Review Site. Edford Woods and Meadows is important for the occurrence of a wide range of types of semi-natural ancient woodland and for unimproved meadows and pastures of a type which is now uncommon in Britain.

You can visit Stoke St Michael places with Walkfo Stoke St Michael to hear history at Stoke St Michael’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stoke St Michael has 33 places to visit in our interactive Stoke St Michael map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Stoke St Michael, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Stoke St Michael places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stoke St Michael & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Stoke St Michael Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Stoke St Michael tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stoke St Michael

  

Best Stoke St Michael places to visit

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Stoke St Michael has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stoke St Michael’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stoke St Michael’s information audio spots:

Harridge Wood From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800. Large areas were planted for timber in the mid-20th century, and this continues to be harvested. The nature reserve is steadily reintroducing the original flora.

Stoke Lane Slocker Stoke Lane Slocker is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m. It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred. The origin of the word “Slocker” is obscure.

Dinies Camp Dinies Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort enclosure in Mendip district of Somerset. The hill fort is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from the village of Downhead.

St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment St Dunstan’s Well Catchment (grid reference ST668475) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Formerly known as Stoke St Michael Slocker, it contains nine SSSI units. The site was notified in 1967.

Church of St Michael, Stoke St Michael The Anglican Church of St Michael in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, was built around 1400. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Shatter Cave Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset. It falls within the St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Torr Works Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The quarry was formerly known as Merehead, a name which has been retained for its rail depot on the opposite side of the A361 road.

St James’ Church, East Cranmore St James’ Church is a former Church of England church in East Cranmore, Somerset. It was built in 1846 to replace an earlier church on the same site and closed in 1958. The church is a Grade II listed building.

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