Beaches · South West England
Stoke Beach
Stoke Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stoke Beach is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Coordinates: 50.3030°, -4.0121°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stoke Heath is a residential area of Coventry, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north east of the city centre. It borders Courthouse Green to the north, Wyken to the east, Foleshill to the west, and Stoke to the south with its western edge demarcated by the A444.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area merited no special mention in medieval records and seems to have been open country and grazing land held by the manors of Wyken and Caludon until the late 17th century. On 3 April 1604 Princess Elizabeth came from Coombe Abbey to Coventry. The Mayor and Aldermen of Coventry met her at "Jabet's Ash on Stoke-green". The civil parish of Stoke Heath, created out of 74 acre in the west of Wyken on 1 October 1920, became part of Coventry on 1 April 1928. In 1921 the parish had a population of 2843. The city of Coventry's population expanded by 90,000 in 1928 due to significant boundary changes. Prior to that date, the district seems to have been referred to as 'Wyken Heath' or 'Wyken…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3030, -4.0121
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Newton and Noss
- Postcode
- PL8 1HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Devon
Sources
- osm: w972261793 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Stoke Heath, Coventry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoke Beach?
- Stoke Beach is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL8 1HF), in the parish of Newton and Noss.
- Is Stoke Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Stoke Beach is part of the South Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Stoke Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Stoke Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stoke Beach?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL8 1HF. It sits within the South West Devon parliamentary constituency.