Jacobstowe
| Jacobstowe | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St James' parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS5801 |
| Location: | 50°47’48"N, 4°0’25"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 194 (2011) |
| Post town: | Okehampton |
| Postcode: | EX20 |
| Dialling code: | 01837 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Central Devon |
| Website: | Exbourne with Jacobstowe |
Jacobstowe is a village in Devon on the west bank of the River Okement, about four miles north of Okehampton, in the midst of the county.
The village is on the A3072 road that links Copplestone with Lamerton Cross, at the junction where it is joined by the B3216 road from Basset's Cross. National Cycle Route 27 and the Tarka Trail public footpath pass through the village.
The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as just 194.
Parish church
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St James date from the 12th century. The building was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, and restored in 1902–03. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The west tower has a ring of five bells. The fourth bell was cast in Exeter in about 1499. The Pennington family of bellfounders of Stoke Climsland, Cornwall cast the second bell in 1781 and the tenor in 1807. Llewellins and James of Bristol cast the third bell in 1884. John Taylor & Co of Loughborough cast the treble in 1904.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Jacobstowe) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1326489: Church of St James
- ↑ Scott, John (19 July 2010). "Jacobstowe S James". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Jacobstowe&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=JACOBSTOWE. Retrieved 3 August 2015.