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Witheridge Hundred
Witheridge Hundred was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of Devon, England. The parishes in the hundred were: Bishops Nympton, Cheldon, Chulmleigh, Creacombe, Cruwys Morchard, East Worlington, Highley St Mary, Kings Nympton, Mariansleigh, Meshaw, Oakford, Puddington, Rackenford, Romansleigh, Rose Ash, Stoodleigh, Templeton, Thelbridge, Washford Pyne, West Worlington West Worlington is a small village and former civil and ecclesiastical parish, now in the civil parish of East Worlington, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated about 2 miles west of Witheridge. In 1881 the ..., Witheridge and Woolfardisworthy (East) See also * List of hundreds of England and Wales - Devon References Hundreds of Devon {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is a coastal county with cliffs and sandy beaches. Home to the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor (), the county is predominately rural and has a relatively low population density for an English county. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. The county is split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.2 million. Devon derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from ''m'' to ''v'' is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puddington, Devon
Puddington is a small village in Mid Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ... within the Witheridge hundred . It is approximately nine miles from the town of Tiverton and 8 Miles from Crediton. During the reign of Edward (1003-1066) the land was held by Aethelweard. Puddington or Potitone was mentioned in the Domesday book as being held by Ralph De Pomeroy for William Chevre/Cheever (his brother). It paid geld for 1 hide, had land for 8 ploughs, 3 slaves, 8 villains, 6 borders, 9 acres of meadow, 5 acres of pasture and 2 acres of scrubland. The land escheated to the crown during the reign of King Henry 1 (1100-1135) who granted them to his illegitimate son William 1 de Tracy (Died c1136). The grandson of William 1 de Tracy was one of the 4 knights responsible for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
Woolfardisworthy (pronounced "Woolsery") is a village and civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ... in Mid Devon. It is situated about 5 miles (9 km) north of Crediton. According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names'' (Eilert Ekwall, 4th ed., 1960), the origin of the name is probably "Wulfheard's homestead". The element "worthy" is from Old English ''worþig'', one of several words for a homestead or small settlement found in English place names. Along with a few other places in Devon, it is one of the longest place names in England with 16 letters. The civil parish also contains the village of Black Dog. External links * Villages in Devon {{devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witheridge
Witheridge is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the parish was 1162, reducing slightly to 1,158 at the 2011 Census. An electoral ward with the same name exists. The population at the above census was 2,313. Its name may be derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", which would fit with the village's somewhat exposed situation. Situated almost equidistant from Dartmoor and Exmoor, the village has earned the nickname ''the Gateway to the Two Moors Way''. Butcher FJP Maunder established his business in the village in 1879, which taken over by his son became local butchers chain Lloyd Maunder. The village is home to two shops, a pub, restaurant and a cafe. There is also the home to Mid Devon Medical Practice. It is also home to a Gothic-style church, built circa 1500, and restored in 1841 and 1884. The stone pulpit located in the church is one of just 70 medieval stone pulpits in England. The village is twin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Worlington
West Worlington is a small village and former civil and ecclesiastical parish, now in the civil parish of East Worlington, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated about 2 miles west of Witheridge. In 1881 the parish had a population of 193. In the parish is the historic estate, formerly a separate parish, of Affeton, the ancient seat of the Stucley family. Through the parish flows the Little Dart River The Little Dart River is a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, England. It joins the Taw a mile west of Chulmleigh. The Little Dart rises near Rackenford. It flows west past Witheridge and through a deep wooded valley between Chawleigh and .... The parish church is dedicated to St Mary. On 25 March 1885 the civil parish was merged with East Worlington, in 1919 it was merged into the ecclesiastical parish of East Worlington, the parish church of which is also dedicated to St Mary, to form a single ecclesiastical parish.May, Ralph N., "W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washford Pyne
Washford Pyne is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is 7 miles NE of Morchard Road railway station and 8 N by W of Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter and around from the M5 motorway .... The local church is dedicated to Saint Peter and the base of the tower dates from the 15th century with the rest of the church rebuilt in 1882. It is a grade II* listed building. References Villages in Mid Devon District {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelbridge
Thelbridge is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is 5 miles NE of Morchard Road railway station and 8½ NNW of Crediton. The local church, St David's has medieval origins but was completely rebuilt in 1872–1875. It is grade II* listed and is in a Gothic style. The Thelbridge Cross Inn is a former coaching inn The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point ( layover) for people and horses. The inn served the needs of tra ... built of stone and cob and dates from the 1700s. References Villages in Mid Devon District {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Templeton, Devon
Templeton is a hamlet, parish and former manor in Devon, England, situated 4 miles west of Tiverton. The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. History According to the Devon historian Sir William Pole (d.1635), who was an owner of the manor, Templeton was a possession of the Knights Templar, and after the suppression of that order in 1312 passed to the Knights Hospitaller of St John. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII (1509-1547) Templeton was taken into the ownership of the Crown, and was re-granted by that king to George Loosemore, whose son Robert Loosemore sold it to Sir William Peryam (1534-1604) of Little Fulford, near Crediton in Devon, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. On the marriage of his eldest daughter Mary Peryam, to Sir William Pole (d.1635), MP, of Shute, Devon, as part of her marriage settlement he conveyed the manor of Templeton to her husband. It was still in the possession of Sir William Pole at the time of writing h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoodleigh
Stoodleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, located north of Tiverton and south of Bampton. It is situated above the Exe Valley, close to the Devon / Somerset border. The centre of the village is a conservation area."About Stoodleigh" Stoodleigh.org In the past it formed part of Witheridge Hundred and it is within the Tiverton Deanery of the . Castle Close [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Ash
Rose Ash, formerly Ralph-Esse, is a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 298. The neighbouring parishes are Bishop's Nympton to the north, Knowstone and Rackenford to the east, East Worlington to the south, and Meshaw and Mariansleigh to the west. There are 40 listed buildings in the parish. South Yarde farmhouse is believed to be late 15th or early 16th century and is Grade I listed, and the adjacent North Yarde house, Grade II* listed, was "probably originally the kitchen range to South Yarde". The parish church of St Peter is Grade II* listed: it was rebuilt in 1889–1892 but retains its medieval tower and north aisle. The other listed buildings, including the village hall and the former school and school-house, are Grade II. There was previously a school in the village, which opened in 1878 as Rose Ash Board School, changed its name to Rose Ash Council School, and closed in 1948. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansleigh
Romansleigh is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Mariansleigh, Meshaw, Chulmleigh, and King's Nympton King's Nympton (Latinised to ''Nymet Regis'') is a village, parish and former manor in North Devon, England in the heart of the rolling countryside between Exmoor and Dartmoor, some 4½ miles () S.S.W. of South Molton and N. of Chulmleigh. The .... In 2001 its population was 98, compared with 155 in 1901. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Rumon, was completely rebuilt in 1868. References Villages in Devon North Devon {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rackenford
Rackenford is a village and civil parish in North Devon, England. It is roughly located 7.31 miles North West of Tiverton and 20 miles South East of Barnstaple Points Of Interest All Saints Church The village church, situated in the middle of the village, previously named Holy Trinity. Rackenford Club A private members club located just outside Rackenford on the "Old Rackenford Road" The Stag Inn A pub located in the centre of the village opposite the church. It is rumoured to be one of the oldest pubs in Devon and to contain beams from the Mary Rose. The Stag Inn has been beautifully renovated and reopened in 2018. Since Covid, it is open for a traditional family Sunday Lunch and special events only. Nature reserve Rackenford and Knowstone Moors, a nature reserve of Devon Wildlife Trust The Devon Wildlife Trust is a member of The Wildlife Trusts partnership covering the county of Devon, England. It is a registered charity, established in 1962 as the Devon Naturalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
