Stoke St Michael

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Stoke St Michael
latitude= 51.2200

longitude= -2.4800
civil_parish=
population = 910 [cite web | title= Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002 | work=Somerset County Council | url=http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/030F1/mendip_02mye.pdf | accessdate=2006-11-25]
shire_district= Mendip
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= Somerton and Frome
post_town= Radstock
postcode_district = BA3
postcode_area= BA
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST665465

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. [cite web | title=Church of St Michael | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=266690 | accessdate=2006-11-25]

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.stokestmichael.org.uk/ Stoke St Michael village web site]