Over Stowey

Over Stowey
Stone building with prominent square tower. In the foreground are daffodils.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Over Stowey is located in Somerset
Over Stowey
Over Stowey
Location within Somerset
Population352 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST194398
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIDGWATER
Postcode districtTA5
Dialling code01278
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°09′07″N 3°09′14″W / 51.152°N 3.154°W / 51.152; -3.154

Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe. It is adjacent to Nether Stowey, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Bridgwater.[2]

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Over Stowey". Quontock Online. Retrieved 6 January 2008.