Ashreigney is a village and
civil parish in the
Torridge district of
Devon, England, about 15 miles south of the town of
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, but ...
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446, compared to 540 in 1901.
The church is mostly fifteenth century and has a
medieval font
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In mod ...
. The village was recorded in the ''
Domesday Book''.
"The Domesday Book Index"
, Haughton.net. Retrieved 4 November 2007
Within the parish is the small settlement of Riddlecombe, which was a medieval manor.
References
External links
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Devon Local Studies - Ashreigney community page
Genuki Ashreigney page
Ashreigney parish website
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Ashreigney
Torridge District
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