Historic churches · Mid Wales
Churchstoke
Also known as: Yr Ystog
Churchstoke in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Churchstoke is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Churchstoke (Welsh: Yr Ystog; also spelled as Church Stoke) is a village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located in the southeast of the Vale of Montgomery, it is overlooked by Todleth Hill, Roundton Hill and Corndon Hill. The rivers Caebitra and Camlad have their confluence just outside the village. The nearest town is Montgomery. In the 2011 census the village had a population of 708. The community of Churchstoke covers a wider area than the village, including the neighbouring villages of Hyssington and The Marsh. Recently the detached part of the community around Weston Madoc was transferred to Montgomery's community. The community is situated on a salient and covers an area of over 50 square miles (130 km2).
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Background
Visiting
The village has many facilities including a large supermarket (Midcounties Co-operative, formerly Harry Tuffins), as well as a primary school, two public houses (The Horse and Jockey and The Court House Hotel), a Chinese takeaway and fresh locally made ice cream. A market is also held here on Sundays. The central area of Churchstoke is a conservation area. According to the 2011 Census, Churchstoke is the community with the 2nd lowest proportion of Welsh speakers in Wales. Only 4.3% of people in the community claim to speak the language. According to details published by the Co-operative Group on its bottles, both Co-op Fairbourne Springs Water and their Sparkling Natural Mineral Water are…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5400, -3.0770
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Churchstoke
- Postcode
- SY15 6AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5116688 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Churchstoke (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Churchstoke?
- Churchstoke is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY15 6AD), in the parish of Churchstoke.
- Is Churchstoke free to visit?
- Yes, Churchstoke is free to enter.
- How do I get to Churchstoke?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY15 6AD. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.