Hockworthy
From Wikishire
| Hockworthy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 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.
