Chew Stoke in the 1950s, close to a dam, pumping station, sailing club, and fishing lodge. A tributary of the River Chew, which rises in Strode, runs through the village. The population of 991 is served by one shop, one working public house, a primary school and a bowling club. Together with Chew Magna, it forms the ward of Chew Valley North in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. Chew Valley School and its associated leisure centre are less than a mile (1.6 km) from Chew Stoke. The village has some areas of light industry but is largely agricultural;
Donevan Chew Donevan Chew Donevan Chew is a creative director for an advertising firm based in Malaysia. He won a Clio Award in 2012 for the Pictionary print ad called T-rex. Chew has worked at Grey Worldwide, Leo Burnett and Ogilvy. He has worked on global and local brands, including GlaxoSmithKline, Nestle, Unilever, Pizza Hut, Maxis, and Malaysia Airlines. In his career of fifteen years he has won advertising awards from the Cannes International Advertising Awards, the Clio Awards, the One Show, D&AD, Spikes Asia, and the ADFEST. He also has acted as a jury member in the local advertising award show