Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
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| Woolfardisworthy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Glebe Cottage, Woolfardisworthy | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS828087 |
| Location: | 50°51’58"N, 3°39’57"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | EX17 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Devon |
Woolfardisworthy (pronounced "Woolfarsworthy") is a village in the very centre of Devon, about five and a half miles north of Crediton.
According to place-name authorities, the origin of the name is probably 'Wulfheard's homestead'.[1]
The parish also contains the village of Black Dog.
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. ISBN 0198691033