Stoke Heath, Shropshire
Encyclopedia
Stoke Heath is a small village
, located in the parish
of Stoke upon Tern
in Shropshire
, England
.
The village is the location of Stoke Heath Prison
, a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, located in the parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Stoke upon Tern
Stoke upon Tern
Stoke upon Tern is a village and parish, located in Shropshire, England, on the River Tern. It is sometimes spelled as Stoke on Tern.The parish includes the smaller settlements of Eaton upon Tern, Ollerton, Stoke Heath and Wistanswick, and had a total population of 1,740, in 440 households, at the...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The village is the location of Stoke Heath Prison
Stoke Heath (HM Prison)
HM Prison Stoke Heath is a male juveniles prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Stoke Heath in Shropshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
, a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution.