Harpford
| Harpford | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St Gregory's church, Harpford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY091902 |
| Location: | 50°42’18"N, 3°17’20"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | EX10 |
| Dialling code: | 01395 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Devon |
Harpford is a small village in the east of Devon, standing on the east side of the River Otter, less than a mile north-east of the larger village of Newton Poppleford.
Harpford was anciently a strip parish, including Harpford Hill and Harpford Common a mile and a half west of the village, and another area of Harpford Common a mile and a half east of the village.[1] Harpford became a civil parish in 1866, and in 1935 this was enlarged by the addition of the more populous parish of Newton Poppleford and the smaller parish of Venn Ottery. In 1968 the civil parish was renamed Newton Poppleford and Harpford.[2]
Parish church
The parish church is St Gregory's. The earliest reference to it in records is in 1205,[3] though the earliest part of the fabric of the present church is dated to the 14th century. It is a Grade-II* listed building.[4]
The East Devon Way path passes through the village, and through Harpford Woods east of the village.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Harpford) |
References
- ↑ GENUKI: Harpford parish map
- ↑ Vision of Britain website
- ↑ Information on Harpford from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 10207349: St Gregory's Church
