Huntshaw
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| Huntshaw | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Mary Magdalene's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS505228 |
| Location: | 50°59’10"N, 4°7’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 120 (2001) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
Huntshaw is a village in the north of Devon, found two and a half miles north of Great Torrington.
The name Huntshaw is thought locally to originate from Old English words for 'Honey Wood'.</ref> Huntshaw is recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.[1]
In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was just 120, but it had been 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801.
Parish church
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene is Grade II* Listed.
About the village
Huntshaw Cross Transmitting Station stands on a hill above the village.
The manor house is Huntshaw Barton.[2]
Huntshaw Mill Bridge on the river here, a late-18th century or early 19th century slatestone rubble bridge, is Grade II listed.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Huntshaw) |
References
- ↑ http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/devonshire3.html#huntshaw
- ↑ "North Devon B&B Bed and Breakfast Farmhouse Accommodation - nr Barnstaple, Torrington and Bideford". Huntshawbarton.com. http://www.huntshawbarton.com/. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ↑ HuntshawMill Bridge - British Listed Buildings
