Hockworthy
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Hockworthy | |
Devon | |
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St Simon and St Jude's church, Hockworthy | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | ST039195 |
Location: | 50°58’1"N, 3°22’11"W |
Data | |
Population: | 174 (2011) |
Postcode: | TA21 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Mid Devon |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Honiton |
Hockworthy is a village in Devon. Its name is Old English and means "Hocca's enclosure".[1]
The village has a church, dedicated to St Simon and St Jude, which was mostly rebuilt in 1865, and contains a Norman font.[2]
References
- ↑ Hesketh, Robert (2008). Devon Place Names. Bosiney Books. ISBN 9781899383986.
- ↑ "Hockworthy". http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/cultureheritage/libraries/localstudies/lsdatabase.htm?url=etched/etched/110281/1.html. Retrieved 2 November 2016.