
Chittlehamholt is a village and
civil parish
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in
North Devon
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district,
Devon
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, England. In the
2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 169.
The neighbouring parishes are
Satterleigh and Warkleigh
Satterleigh and Warkleigh is a civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 170.
History
The parish was created in 1894, combining the two previous parishes of the same n ...
to the north,
King's Nympton to the east,
Chulmleigh
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to the south east,
Burrington to the south, and
High Bickington
High Bickington is a rural village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village lies on the B3217 road, around east of Great Torrington, south-west of South Molton, and south of Barnstaple. At the 2011 Census, the ...
in
Torridge
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* River Torridge, is a river in Devon in England
* Torridge Lass
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district to the west.
The
River Taw forms the southern and western boundary of the parish, and the
A377 road
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from
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, bu ...
to
Exeter
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In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
skirts the parish on the far side of the river.
A combined
parish council serves Chittlehamholt and the neighbouring parish as the Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council.
There are 26
listed building
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s in the parish, all at Grade II. They include two bridges, the church of St John Baptist, a Gospel Hall, Chittlehamholt Manor, the Exeter Inn (a 16th-century coaching inn)
and houses and farm buildings.
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The hamlet of Chittlehamholt was originally a clearing in woods where residents of
Chittlehampton collected logs. Until 1875 it was part of Chittlehampton.
The parish church of St John the Baptist is part of the South Molton Mission Community within the
Diocese of Exeter.
References
External links
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Chittlehampton historical and genealogical information at
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(Chittlehamholt was in this parish)
Villages in Devon
Civil parishes in Devon
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