Stratton-on-the-Fosse
Stratton-on-the-Fosse is a village and civil parish located on the edge of the Mendip Hills, 2 miles south-west of Westfield, 6 miles north-east of Shepton Mallet, and 9 miles from Frome, in Somerset, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 995 residents
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stratton”, “Stratton on the Fosse”, and “Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Downside Abbey and The King’s Arms.
Downside Abbey
Church
Photo: D.O.G.A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downside Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in England and is the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18.
Church of St Vigor
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Vigor in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashwick and Midsomer Norton.
Ashwick
Hamlet
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826. Ashwick is situated 2 miles southwest of Stratton-on-the-Fosse.
Midsomer Norton
Town
Photo: Nigel Shoosmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England, 10 miles south-west of Bath, 10 miles north-east of Wells, 10 miles north-west of Frome, 12 miles west of Trowbridge and 16 miles south-east of Bristol. Midsomer Norton is situated 2½ miles north of Stratton-on-the-Fosse.
Oakhill
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing. Oakhill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Stratton-on-the-Fosse.
Stratton-on-the-Fosse
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.25397° or 51° 15′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.49267° or 2° 29′ 34″ westPopulation
995Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)Open location code
9C3V7G34+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1562573907OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2636679Wikidata ID
Q2335639
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Stratton-on-the-Fosse” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stratton on the Fosse”
- Chinese: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Dutch: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ستراتون ون ثى فوسى”
- French: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Irish: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Italian: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Ladin: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Persian: “استراتون آن د فوس”
- Polish: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Spanish: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Swedish: “Stratton on the Fosse”
- Swedish: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- Turkish: “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
- “Stratton-on-the-Fosse”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Church of Saint Benidict and Downside School.
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