Trusham
| Trusham | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Trusham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX854821 |
| Location: | 50°37’38"N, 3°37’18"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TQ13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Teignbridge |
Trusham is a small village in the Teign Valley, between Newton Abbot and Exeter, in Devon.
The name 'Trusham' is believed to be from the ancient British language word Trisma, meaning "brushwood" or "fallen leaves".[1] The name is found as Trisme in early records and then in the 16th century it is found as Tryssame or Trysham.
The Doomsday survey of 1086 recorded a settlement of 23 households, (4 villagers. 9 smallholders. 10 slaves).
The village pub, the Cridford Inn was opened in 1985 by converting part of the old farm house and a joining barn.
Parish church
The church of St Michael, is an ancient building of stone in the early English and Perpendicular styles with traces of Norman work.[2]
About the village
The now disused and privately owned Trusham railway station was part of the Teign Valley Line. Although the school closed in November 1948, its Victorian building is now the Village Hall.
Trusham is on the western side of the Haldon Hills, roughly 300 feet above the River Teign, which forms the Dartmoor National Park boundary and is just over half a mile away. The village is accessed via minor roads which are predominately single track with passing places. The A38 passes within two miles at Chudleigh.
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Oakford Archaeology on behalf of Trusham PCCC. Report No. 14-02. Project No. 1113. June 2014. The church was thoroughly restored in 1865, when the stained east window and a smaller one were inserted as memorials to the Rev. William Edward Brendon, who died in 1864. There is also a memorial to John Stooke which mentions a charity he set up for the church and the poor of nearby Bovey Tracey. The story, first recorded in 1709, goes that in 1646 an officer in the Royalist army was gambling at Bovey when he was cornered by Roundheads. Before he was slain, he threw his bag of winnings to a servant, who, (before he was also slain) threw them over a hedge, where they were found by Stooke, then a humble farmer's boy. Stooke's fortune was founded on his lucky find. Bovey's altar fund still receives a small annual sum from the charity.
