Parkham is a small village,
civil parish
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and former
manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of
Bideford
Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Toponymy
In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...
in north
Devon
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, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the
Torridge
Torridge may refer to:
* Torridge District, a local government district in the county of Devon, England
* River Torridge, is a river in Devon in England
* Torridge Lass
Suffix beginning with F
''Empire Fabian''
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district, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of
Alwington
Alwington is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The parish is on the coast and includes the hamlets of Alwington, Fairy Cross, Ford, Knotty Corner and Woodtown. The parish has a total population of 381 (2001 ...
,
Littleham
Littleham is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of north Devon in south west England, about south of Bideford. The parish had a population of 446 at the 2011 census.
The parish is bounded by the River Torridge in the north-ea ...
,
Buckland Brewer
Buckland Brewer is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, 4.7 miles south of Bideford. Historically the parish formed part of Shebbear Hundred. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 777, increasin ...
,
East Putford and
Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 742, compared to 786 in 1901.
The large parish church, dedicated to St James, is mostly 15th century, though it still has a
Norman
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doorway and
font
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In mod ...
. It was
restored
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studio album by American contemporary Christian music musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004 by BEC Recordings.
Track listing
Standard release
Enhanced edition
Deluxe gold edition
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by R. W. Drew in 1875.
Although there is a substantial
farming
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community around Parkham, the majority of incomes are earned outside of the village. During the summer months
tourism
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contributes to the economy through a number of
guest house
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s in the area. In the centre of the village is a
public house
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, The Bell Inn, that was refurbished in 2018 after a fire. There is also a butcher, G E Honey & Son. There is a Youth Club every Thursday in the Methodist chapel and every second Friday of the month in the
village hall
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United Kingdom
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. Parkham has a primary school which is now federated with Buckland Brewer primary school and have around 90 pupils between them.
As of 2019, one
bus
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route serves Parkham, the 372
Bradworthy –
Barnstaple
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operated by Stagecoach, with 1–2 buses in each direction Monday to Friday.
Historic estates
The following historic estates are within the parish:
*
Halsbury
Halsbury (pron. "Haulsbury") is a historic manor in the parish of Parkham in North Devon, England. It is situated 2 miles north-east of the village of Parkham and 4 miles south-west of the town of Bideford. Halsbury was long a seat of the anc ...
, today a farmhouse called Halsbury
Barton, long a seat of the ancient Giffard family.
*
Bableigh, seat of the Risdon family from the 13th to 18th centuries.
References
External links
Parkham Parish Council websiteGenuki Parkham page
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Villages in Devon
Torridge District