Stogumber
Stogumber parish straddles the boundary of the National Park at its eastern extremity. Most of the settlement lies outside of the boundary, with just a couple of farms within. The parish contains several hamlets such as Halsway, Vellow, Vexford, Kingswood, Escott and Preston.
Area: 2159ha; area in National Park 480ha
Population 2001 census: 608; occupied households: 275
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Crowcombe and Stogumber
Meaning of place name: The parish was also known as Stoke Gomer. Stoke comes from a Saxon word for church or it may mean a stock as in stockade. It is thought that in Saxon times the manor belonged to a person named Gumner.
Stogumber from Ashbeer Hill
| From 2001 census | Stogumber | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.28 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 19.3 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 27.1 | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 47/53 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 3.4 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +2 | +2 | +4 |
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