Visit Stokenham Places

Welcome to Visit Stokenham Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stokenham

  

Stokenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stokenham

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Stokenham history

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The village of Stokenham was known in Saxon Times as Stoc or Stoc Hamme (“meaning Stoc meadows”) By the 13th century the town was called Stoke in Hamme. St. Humbert the Confessor (d.1188AD) was locally venerated as patron saint in the town.

Stokenham geography / climate

The principal road in the parish is the A379 running between the nearest towns of Kingsbridge (to the west) and Dartmouth to the north. To the east of the parish, Start Bay is Start Bay in the English Channel.

You can visit Stokenham places with Walkfo Stokenham to hear history at Stokenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stokenham has 12 places to visit in our interactive Stokenham 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 Stokenham, 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 Stokenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stokenham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Stokenham places in an interactive Stokenham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Stokenham Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Stokenham historic spots	Stokenham tourist destinations	Stokenham plaques	Stokenham geographic features
Walkfo Stokenham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stokenham

  

Best Stokenham places to visit

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

Slapton Ley Slapton Ley is the largest natural freshwater lake in south-west England. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and has two sections; the Lower Ley and the Higher Ley. The site is a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Sherford (near Kingsbridge) Sherford is a village and former civil parish and manor, now in the parish of Frogmore and Sherford, in Devon. It should not be confused with the new town Sherford to be built on the outskirts of Plymouth, about 18 miles to the north-west.

Frogmore and Sherford The parish was created in 1986 from Sherford and parts of South Pool and Charleton. Within it are the villages of Frogmore and Sherford.

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Visit Stokenham plaques