Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately south of the town of
Ivybridge in the county of
Devon
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, England. The village is in the
South Hams
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district and falls under the
electoral ward
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of Ermington & Ugborough. It is twinned with the commune of
Clécy
Clécy () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
In 1932 it was awarded the title The Capital of Norman Switzerland by the Tourism Minister Monsieur Gourdeau.
Geography
Clécy is on the River Orn ...
, in
Normandy
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, France and had a parish population of 824 at the
2011 census. It is known well for its crooked church spire, which a pub has been named after. It was home to
Edmund Lockyer, who went to Australia and named a town, ''
Ermington'', in
New South Wales
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History
Ermington was probably founded soon after 700 at which point the
Saxons
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were in control. It appeared in the
Domesday Book
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as a royal manor. Near the boundary of the parish there is a place, called Penquit, which has probably been continuously inhabited since the
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
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times of
Dumnonia. Penquit was recorded in 1238 and is
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
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for "end of the wood". From the early 13th century a mansion at nearby Strashleigh was the seat of the Strashleigh family, until the family died out in 1583. Nearby Strode was inhabited by the Strode family from 1238 and probably earlier. Although, since the 15th century, their principal residence has been in
Plympton. In the 14th century, its church, named after
Saint Peter
Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...
, was constructed and was later enlarged in the 15th century.
Education
Ermington's only school is Ermington Community Primary School. It is a state-funded
primary school
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(ages 5–11) following the
National Curriculum. The school was first opened in 1879 and has been extended in 1997 and a double classroom was also extended in 1999.
The school uniform colours are navy and grey, it has about 150 students, who are transferred to
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge Community College is a state-funded secondary school and academy in Ivybridge, Devon, England. Located on the southern slopes of Dartmoor, it takes students from the surrounding of the South Hams, from 14 contributory primary schools ...
, located about north, for secondary education at the end of year 6.
Ermington Primary School is one of only four primary schools in the county of
Devon
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to achieve 100% pass rates (level four and above according to the National Curriculum) in English, Maths and Science at the end of year 6
National Curriculum assessment "SATs".
The village also has a small pre-school located within the primary school's grounds.
References
External links
www.ermington.devon.sch.uk Ermington Primary School website
www.ermingtonchurch.org.uk Ermington's church, St Peter and St Paul, website
{{South Hams parishes
Villages in South Hams
Civil parishes in South Hams