Stoke Lacy is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the English

England

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 county of Herefordshire

Herefordshire

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Stoke Lacy lies on the main A465 road

A465 road

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 that connects Hereford

Hereford

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 and Bromyard

Bromyard

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 and is 10.3 miles (16.6 km) from the former and 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from the latter.

History

From 1938, Symonds Cider and English Wine Company was based in Stoke Lacy. This company operated as a family firm until it was taken over by Greenall & Whitley in 1984, and then Bulmers

Bulmers

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in 1989. The plant in Stoke Lacy closed in 2000.

Local facilities

Stoke Lacy Village Hall is located in the centre of the village on land donated by Bill Symonds following the closure of the Symonds brewery. It has a large function room, car park and lawns.

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