Gidleigh
| Gidleigh | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Gidleigh Park Hotel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX671884 |
| Location: | 50°40’48"N, 3°52’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 428 (2001) |
| Post town: | Newton Abbot |
| Postcode: | TQ13 |
| Dialling code: | 01647 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Torridge and West Devon |
Gidleigh is a village in western Devon, on Dartmoor.
Gidleigh has no village shop, and residents rely on nearby Chagford for shops and other services.
Scorhill, one of the largest and best preserved stone circles in Devon, is near the village on Gidleigh Common.
History
Historically the parish consisted of a number of farmsteads and associated cottages scattered around the focal point of and the adjacent Gidleigh Castle, which is now in private hands. The population peaked at 180 in the mid 19th century.
The 20th century saw the development of some substantial gentleman's residences - notably Gidleigh Park, which subsequently became a country house hotel - and the building of a village hall.
Gidleigh is on the Mariners' Way long-distance walking route. There was a YHA Youth Hostel in the village from 1932 to 1988.
Parish church
Holy Trinity church is of the late 15th century and early 16th century with later additions. There are some 17th century windows and structural additions made in the 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building.[1])
In fiction
Gidleigh is the setting for "The Mad Monk of Gidleigh" by Michael Jecks, which is set in 1323.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Gidleigh) |
References
- ↑ Church of the Holy Trinity, Gidleigh - British Listed Buildings