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;
Chew (surname) Chew (surname) The surname Chew is a Chinese, English or Korean name. As an English surname, Chew has three separate origins: As a Chinese surname, Chew is a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of a number of distinct surnames including the below ones, listed by their pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese: As a Korean surname, Chew might be an alternative spelling of the surnames spelled Ju () or Chu () in the Revised Romanization of Korean. According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were 2,033 people on the island of Great Britain and 48 on the