Stoke St Michael
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Stoke St Michael is a village and
History
Since the 14th century the village has also been known as Stoke Lane, although the origin of the alternative name is unclear, but may be connected to John de Lison who gave lands in the village to Glastonbury Abbey in 1253.[2] The parish of Stoke Lane was part of the
The village became a centre for cloth manufacture with fulling mills being established on the River Frome to the north of the village. Henry Fussell established paper mills in 1803, and his family, who came from the village, including James Fussell established their iron works and edge-tool business in Mells.[2]
The Knatchbull Arms was built in the late 17th century,
The manor house on Tower Hill, which was previously known as the old vicarage, was built around 1700.[5]
Governance
The
The village falls within the
It is also part of the
Geography
Several significant
Moon's Hill Quarry is a basalt quarry.
Religion
The Church of St Michael has a western tower of c. 1400, the remainder being built in 1838 by Jesse Gane. It is a Grade II* listed building.[9] The church was a chapelry of Doulting.[2] The former non-conformist chapel on Stoke Hill is now a private residence.
References
- ^ "Stoke St Michael Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Knatchbull Arms (1058336)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Manor House (1345263)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Shepton Mallet RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 7 August 2006.
- ^ "Edford Woods and Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1173964)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.