East Anstey
From Wikishire
| East Anstey | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Michaels Church, East Anstey | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS867265 |
| Location: | 51°1’37"N, 3°36’60"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tiverton |
| Postcode: | EX16 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Devon |
East Anstey is a village in the north of Devon. The parish is located in an area which has been designated as an area of 'Great Landscape Value'.[1]
The name 'Anstey' is derived from the Old English word anstiga meaning 'hill pathway for one',[2] or 'single pathway'.
Parish church
The parish church is the Church of St Michael. It has a 15th-century tower and south porch but which was largely rebuilt in 1871. It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about East Anstey) |
References
- ↑ http://www.tour-devon.com/east%20anstey/east%20anstey.html, "Tour Devon" Retrieved 15 October 2014
- ↑ East Anstey Parish Council
- ↑ Church of St Michael, East Anstey - British Listed Buildings
