Stogursey

Stogursey
White painted church with square tower topped with a spire.
Church of St Andrew
Stogursey is located in Somerset
Stogursey
Stogursey
Location within Somerset
Population1,385 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST203430
District
Shire 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°10′51″N 3°08′29″W / 51.1807°N 3.1413°W / 51.1807; -3.1413

Stogursey is a small village and civil parish in the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Nether Stowey, and 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Bridgwater. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel, which bounds the parish on the north.

The parish includes the village of Stolford, which is believed to mean 'The stile ford' from the Old English stigol and ford,[2] and the hamlets of Burton, Knighton, Shurton, Stoford, Week, and Fairfield.

Aerial view of Stolford, in the parish of Stogursey.
  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press. ISBN 1-874336-03-2.