Avonwick
| Avonwick | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St James Church, Avonwick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX715584 |
| Location: | 50°24’32"N, 3°48’50"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TQ10 |
| Dialling code: | 01364 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Hams |
Avonwick is a village in the south of Devon, named from the River Avon which runs through the village
The river has a very common name; 'avon' is the old British language word for 'river', which 'wick' is the Old English wic, meaning 'village'. However the village was not so named until the 1870s: previously it was known as 'Newhouse',[1] and renamed in a Victorian fancy.
Avonwick has rapidly grown in size over the last few years with two developments. The village contains one of only a few proprietary chapels remaining in the country, a restaurant, [2] a pub (the Avon Inn), one of the oldest lawn tennis clubs in the world (the Avon Vale Tennis and Croquet Club), a garage and a small shop.[3]
Avonwick railway station opened in 1893 about half a mile outside the village, but closed in 1963.
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References
- ↑ Gover, J. E. B. & Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M.: 'Place-Names of Devon , Part 1' (English Place-Names Society, 1931), page 303
- ↑ The Turtley Corn Mill
- ↑ Avonwick Shop