Stogumber

Also known as Stogumber (civil parish), Somerset, Stogumber, Somerset

Stogumber () is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. Besides Stogumber village itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Ashbeer, Capton, Escott, Higher Vexford, Kingswood, Lower Vellow, Lower Vexford, Preston, and Vellow. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West.

Key facts

UK place.static_image: Stogumber the village from the west - geograph.org.uk - 152336.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Stogumber
UK place.population: 702
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Tiverton and Minehead
UK place.post_town: Taunton
UK place.postcode_district: TA4
UK place.postcode_area: TA
UK place.dial_code: 01984
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST095375

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Somerset West and Taunton
Population: 702
Image: Stogumber the village from the west - geograph.org.uk - 152336.jpg

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Commons category: Stogumber
OS grid reference: ST095375
postal code: TA4
P8168: Karel Štěpánek

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Notable residents
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==History== The name comes from the Old English Stoke, meaning 'place' or 'dairy farm', with the addition in 1225 of the personal name Gunner.

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