On the beach near Stogursey are the remains of a submerged forest dated to 2500 B.C. A Romano-British coin hoard was discovered in 1999. It contained 1,097 base silver
radiates, the remains of a pottery vessel and 50 copper alloy coins. It takes its name from the manor of Stoke. Medieval
Stoche was in the possession of
William de Falaise by 1086, who had recently married Geva, daughter of Serlo de Burci, and widow of Martin "de Wallis". Early in the 12th century, William and Geva's daughter, Emma, was betrothed to
William de Courcy, and the couple received the manor of Stoke upon their wedding. The manor was renamed
Stoke Courcy, and is now known as
Stogursey.
Stogursey Castle was probably built in the 12th century. The remains of a
Ham stone village cross on the High Street is from the
Middle Ages. Approximately of the original shaft is still in the socket stone. In the Middle Ages Stogursey was an important place. It became a
borough by 1225, and retained that status until at least 1833. Stogursey was part of the
hundred of
Cannington. The ancient parish of Stogursey was large. It included the north foreshore of the
Steart Peninsula, including
Stert Island which broke from the mainland in about 1798. In 1885 Stert Island was transferred to the parish of
Huntspill, and in 1933 the north side of the Steart Peninsula was transferred to the parish of
Otterhampton. ==Governance==