Rodney Stoke

Rodney Stoke
Stone building with square three stage tower at the left hand end. Trees to the right and gravestones in front.
Rodney Stoke is located in Somerset
Rodney Stoke
Rodney Stoke
Location within Somerset
Population1,326 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST486501
Civil parish
  • Rodney Stoke
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHEDDAR
Postcode districtBS27
Dialling code01749
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°14′51″N 2°44′09″W / 51.2476°N 2.7357°W / 51.2476; -2.7357

Rodney Stoke is a small village and civil parish, located at grid reference ST486501, 5 miles north-west of Wells, in the English county of Somerset. The village is on the A371 between Draycott and Westbury-sub-Mendip.

The parish includes the larger village of Draycott. South of the A371 the parish includes an area of the Somerset Levels, extending to the River Axe. North of the A371 the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills rise to an area of the parish on the Mendip plateau. The parish is therefore an area of high biodiversity supporting local rare species of plants and animal life.

  1. ^ "Rodney Stoke Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.