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Over Stowey

Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in , . A large part of the forest and open heath of the is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe.
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Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 494 residents
  • Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Over Stowey, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stowey Castle and Coleridge Cottage.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 11th century, in the village of on the in , England.

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a cottage situated in , , , England. It is a grade II* listed building. The 17th century cottage was originally two buildings which were later combined and expanded.

Church
Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Of St Peter And St Paul in Over Stowey, , England, is the Anglican parish church for the ancient parish of Over Stowey, now part of the Quantock Villages Benefice in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nether Stowey and Holford.

Village
Photo: Peter Levy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village in , South West England. It sits in the foothills of the , just below Over Stowey. The parish of covers approximately 4 km2, with a population of 1,482.

Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located about 10 miles west of and 6 miles east of , with a population of 392. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Over Stowey.

Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the in , England. It is situated 3 miles from , and 8 miles west of . is situated 3 miles north of Over Stowey.

Over Stowey

Latitude
51.1401° or 51° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.1649° or 3° 9′ 54″ west
Population
494
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
Open location code
9C3R4RRP+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1125785025
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7293944
Wiki­data ID
Q2254111
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Over Stowey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Over Stowey”
  • Cebuano: “Over Stowey”
  • Chinese: “Over Stowey”
  • Dutch: “Over Stowey”
  • French: “Over Stowey”
  • Irish: “Over Stowey”
  • Japanese: “オーバー・ストーウィー”
  • Ladin: “Over Stowey”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Over Stowey”
  • Polish: “Over Stowey”
  • Swedish: “Over Stowey”
  • Turkish: “Over Stowey”
  • Welsh: “Over Stowey”
  • “Over Stowey”

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Highlights include Over Stowey Village Hall and Over Stowey Cemetery.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Over Stowey”. Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.