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Chew Stoke is a small village within the Chew Valley, in the county of Somerset about eight miles south of Bristol, England. The village is at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within the Bristol/Bath Green Belt. The parish includes the hamlet of Breach Hill, which is approximately two miles southwest of the village.

The village has a long history, illustrated by the range of listed buildings, and now lies at the northern end of Chew Valley Lake close to the dam, pumping station, sailing club and fishing lodge. A tributary of the River Chew runs through the village, possibly called Strode Brook, as it rises in the village of Strode, although it is not named on any maps.

The village has a population of about 1,000 and has one shop, two pubs, a primary school and a bowling club. With Chew Magna it forms the Chew Valley North Ward in the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority Council Area. Chew Valley School for secondary pupils and its associated leisure centre is less than a mile away from Chew Stoke. The village has some light industrial units, but is largely agricultural, with many residents commuting to nearby cities for employment.