Stoke St Gregory
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Stoke St Gregory is a village and
History
The parish of Stoke St Gregory was part of the
The parish includes the
Slough Farmhouse, formerly called Slough Court, was built in the late Middle Ages as a fortified manor house. It is a Grade II* listed building.[5]
Governance
The civil parish has a
For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Stoke St Gregory was part of Taunton Rural District.[6]
Stoke St Gregory is part of
Church and chapel
The
The Baptist Church was built in 1895 and has stables at the rear.[9]
Williams Hall (The Village Hall)
The original hall, a converted barn, had been donated by a Miss Williams in 1931. The objective of the Trust is, in the quaint language of the Trust Deed.
"The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Stoke St Gregory without distinction of political, religious or other opinions”.
The “new” Stoke St Gregory village hall - the Williams Hall - was opened in 2006. The project to replace the old hall was largely funded through the efforts of those in the village who passionately believed in a facility to serve and support the local community.
References
- ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ Historic England. "Withy boiler at NGR ST 3534 2764 (Grade II) (1177704)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Slough Farmhouse (Grade II*) (1344637)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Gregory (Grade I) (1060242)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Stocks in churchyard, about 14 metres south of porch, Church of St Gregory (Grade II) (1344638)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Baptist church and former stables at rear (Grade II) (1307290)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). South and West Somerset. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 302–303.