Stoke Wood

Stoke Wood is a forest in Stoke St. Mary, Taunton Deane District, England which is located on Stoke Road. Stoke Wood is situated nearby to the village Stoke St Mary, as well as near the hamlet Lower Henlade.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon and Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands.

Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

Forest

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963. Part of the land designated as Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Crown Estate.

St George’s Church, Ruishton

Church

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of St George in Ruishton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th to 16th centuries and has been designated as a grade I listed building. The south chapel was built in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taunton and Creech St Michael.

Taunton

Photo: Julia W, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, a county in the south-west of England. Taunton has several landmarks room its thousand-year history, and is famous for its cider.

Creech St Michael

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Creech St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, three miles east of Taunton. The parish straddles the M5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements.