Littleham
| Littleham | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Littleham Methodist Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS437233 |
| Location: | 50°59’16"N, 4°13’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 394 (2001) |
| Post town: | Bideford |
| Postcode: | EX39 |
| Dialling code: | 01237 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Torridge and West Devon |
Littleham is a village in the north of Devon, about three miles south of Bideford. The parish had a population of 394 in the 2001 most of whom live in Littleham itself and most of whom are employed at Fisher Hall; many of the remainder are in Landcross some two miles away.[1]
In the village stands Hallsannery, a Georgian style mansion. In 1891 it was occupied by Richard Boucher James and his family: born in Jamaica in 1822, James was a pioneering settler in South Australia, he and his brothers being the first white settlers to establish a homestead at Inman Valley, where he built his homestead, until retiring to Devon in 1863 and purchasing Hallsannery House, from where nevertheless he continued his interest and management of the Canowie Pastoral Company until his death in 1908.
Churches
- Church of England: St Swithun's Church, which dates from the Norman period
- Methodist: Littleham Methodist Chapel, built in 1810
Big Society
- Littleham Film Club, which usually shows a film on the first Saturday of most months.
- Litleham and Gardening Club
- Scouts: 1st Littleham (Parish Church) Scouts
There is also a children's club located just outside the village for children that suffer from mental disabilities, trips and visits to neighbouring towns are organised monthly.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Littleham) |