Chivelstone, housing at East Prawle - geograph

Chivelstone is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. The parish contains the villages of

East Prawle East Prawle is a village in Chivelstone parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is situated on the coast south east of Salcombe, near the most southerly tip of Devon, Prawle Point. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the village's ...

and South Allington as well as the hamlets of Ford and Lannacombe. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 280.

Etymology

The name of Chivelstone is derived from ''Coefel's'' farm, whilst the name of East Prawle is most likely derived from ''Præwhyll'', which is an

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

term for a look-out hill.Gover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M. 1931–2 ''The Place-names of Devon''. 1931, p. 319–320.

History

The names of the villages in the parish were first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. The 1086 survey recorded three manors in the future Chivelstone parish, all of which were held by Juhel de Totnes (died 1123/30). It is generally believed that the country was divided into ecclesiastical parishes around 1200. The church parish of Chivelstone was focused on the church dedicated to St Silvester, the only church dedicated to that saint in Devon, which is the mediaeval dedication to

St Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

Description

The parish comprises the villages of East Prawle and South Allington and the hamlets of Ford and Lannacombe. A coastal parish on the southernmost tip of land of Devon,

Prawle Point Prawle Point ( oe, Prǣwhyll, "lookout hill") is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammo ...

, it has an area of 10 km². It is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

Coastal Preservation Area The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...

, Heritage Coast,

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

as well as several other preservation areas. The parish has 220 households, most of which are located in East Prawle.

Location

Chivelstone is located in the

South Hams South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Services divide between those provided by its own Council headquartered in Totnes, and those provided by Devon County Council headquartered in the city of Exete ...

local government district in Devon, England. It is surrounded by the parishes of

East Portlemouth East Portlemouth is a small Devon village situated at the southern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary, on the south Devon Coast. The population of this parish taken at the 2011 census was 162. The village is sited on a hill giving views to the north ...

to the west,

South Pool South Pool is a village, parish and former manor in South Devon, England. It is situated 3 1/2 miles south-east of the town of Kingsbridge and 2 1/2 miles north-east of Salcombe. It is administered by the South Hams local authority. Historicall ...

to the northwest and Stokenham to the north and east. It borders the sea to the south and southeast.

Notes

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