Ipplepen
| Ipplepen | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX835668 |
| Location: | 50°29’20"N, 3°38’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,469 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newton Abbot |
| Postcode: | TQ12 |
| Dialling code: | 01803 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Teignbridge |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newton Abbot |
Ipplepen is a village in the south of Devon, about four miles south-west of Newton Abbot, on the A381 road between Newton Abbot and Totnes.
The village is a few miles from the southern edge of Dartmoor and about seven miles north-west of Torquay. Other nearby villages include Torbryan, Broadhempston, Denbury, Marldon and Abbotskerswell.
The population at the 2011 census was 2,469. In 1801 it was recorded at 821.
Before the Reformation, a priory, Ipplepen Priory, was found there.
Parish church
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The parish church is St Andrew's, a fourteenth and fifteenth century church with the distinction of being a Grade I listed building[1]
The church is mostly of the 15th century but incorporates some earlier fragments and the chancel is possibly 14the century: there is a record of the church's being consecrated in 1318. It has a tall west tower, tapering in 3 stages with buttresses at corners. A pentagonal stair turret climbs the tower at centre of south side.
The church has additions from many ages. It underwent a restoration in the nineteenth century.
About the village
Ipplepen now has one public house ('The Wellington') and it is situated close to the heart of the village and alongside the main road. The village's second public house ('The Plough Inn') was closed in 2009 and then put up for sale, it was adjacent to the Conservative Club. There is also a primary school, park, bowling club, village hall, post office, general store, two churches, a medical centre and a Football Club with a very good youth section. The village also had a library, but this was closed during 2008.
Archaeology
In February 2015 it was announced that a "major" Roman cemetery, with 15 skeletons, had been discovered during an archaeological dig at Ipplepen. Archaeologists said that the discoveries were both nationally and regionally important. One of the skeletons tested showed that the settlement was in use up to 350 years after the Roman had period ended in about AD 410.[2] The site was originally discovered by metal detectorists.[3]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1334135: Church of St Andrew
- ↑ "BBC News - Roman cemetery: Fifteen skeletons found at Ipplepen dig". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31313465. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ Jessica E. Saraceni. "Roman Roadside Cemetery Unearthed at Ipplepen - Archaeology Magazine". archaeology.org. http://www.archaeology.org/news/3000-150210-devon-ipplepen-cemetery. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
