Romansleigh is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
North Devon
North Devon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and Sout ...
district of
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of
Mariansleigh,
Meshaw,
Chulmleigh, and
King's Nympton.
In 2001 its population was 98, compared with 155 in 1901.
The parish church, dedicated to
Saint Rumon, was completely rebuilt in 1868.
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References
Villages in Devon
North Devon
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