Pyworthy
| Pyworthy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Swithuns church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS313028 |
| Location: | 50°48’21"N, 4°23’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 689 |
| Dialling code: | 01409 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
Pyworthy is a village in the far west of Devon. The parish lies to the west of the town of Holsworthy. It is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes of Bridgerule, a small part of Pancrasweek, Holsworthy Hamlets and Holsworthy, and Clawton. Its western border follows the River Tamar which forms the county boundary with Cornwall.[1] In 2001 its population was 689, up from 429 in 1901.[2]
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St Swithin's Church
There is a 13th-century church dedicated to St Swithin in Pyworthy, and it is one of the few old Devon churches having a clerestory, the others being North Molton, South Molton, Cullompton, Tiverton and Poltimore.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Pyworthy) |
References
- ↑ "Map of Devon Parishes". Devon County Council. http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 168. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
| Pyworthy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
| St Swithuns church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS313028 |
| Location: | 50°48’21"N, 4°23’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 689 |
| Dialling code: | 01409 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
Pyworthy is a village in the far west of Devon. The parish lies to the west of the town of Holsworthy. It is surrounded clockwise from the north-west by the parishes of Bridgerule, a small part of Pancrasweek, Holsworthy Hamlets and Holsworthy, and Clawton. Its western border follows the River Tamar which forms the county boundary with Cornwall.[1] In 2001 its population was 689, up from 429 in 1901.[2]
St Swithin's Church
There is a 13th-century church dedicated to St Swithin in Pyworthy, and it is one of the few old Devon churches having a clerestory, the others being North Molton, South Molton, Cullompton, Tiverton and Poltimore.
Outside links
|
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Pyworthy) |
References
- ↑ "Map of Devon Parishes". Devon County Council. http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 168. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
