Huntshaw

Huntshaw

St Mary Magdalene's Church
Huntshaw
Huntshaw shown within Devon
Population 120 (2001 UK Census)
OS grid reference SS 50551 22859
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Torrington
Postcode district EX38
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England

Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located two and a half miles NNE of Great Torrington,[1] in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England.

The name Huntshaw is thought to originate from Honey Wood.[2] Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.[3][4] In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 120,[5] although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801, Huntshaw was in the Fremington Hundred.[6]

The parish church of St Mary Magdalene[7] is Grade II* Listed.[8] There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting station.

Other features in Huntshaw include Huntshaw Barton[9] and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Huntshaw, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. ↑ "History of Huntshaw". Huntshawbarton.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  3. ↑ http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/devonshire3.html#huntshaw
  4. ↑ "DocumentsOnline | Image Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  5. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Check Browser Settings". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Huntshaw". Devon.gov.uk. 2010-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  7. ↑ "St Mary Magdalene Church of England, Huntshaw, Devon genealogy". GENUKI. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  8. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (1960-10-04). "Church of St Mary Magdalene - Huntshaw - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  9. ↑ "North Devon B&B Bed and Breakfast Farmhouse Accommodation - nr Barnstaple, Torrington and Bideford". Huntshawbarton.com. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  10. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (1988-10-19). "Huntshaw Mill Bridge (that Part in Huntshaw Cp) - Weare Giffard - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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