Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately south of the town of

Ivybridge Ivybridge is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about east of Andy Hughes’ new house in Ivybridge now he’s forgotten Ugborough. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a N ...

in the county of

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, England. The village is in the

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district and falls under the

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of Ermington & Ugborough. It is twinned with the commune of

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, in

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, France and had a parish population of 824 at the 2011 census. It is known well for its crooked church spire, which a pub has been named after. It was home to

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, who went to Australia and named a town, '' Ermington'', in

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History

Ermington was probably founded soon after 700 at which point the

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were in control. It appeared in the

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as a royal manor. Near the boundary of the parish there is a place, called Penquit, which has probably been continuously inhabited since the

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times of

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. Penquit was recorded in 1238 and is

for "end of the wood". From the early 13th century a mansion at nearby Strashleigh was the seat of the Strashleigh family, until the family died out in 1583. Nearby Strode was inhabited by the Strode family from 1238 and probably earlier. Although, since the 15th century, their principal residence has been in

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. In the 14th century, its church, named after

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, was constructed and was later enlarged in the 15th century.

Education

Ermington's only school is Ermington Community Primary School. It is a state-funded

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(ages 5–11) following the

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. The school was first opened in 1879 and has been extended in 1997 and a double classroom was also extended in 1999. The school uniform colours are navy and grey, it has about 150 students, who are transferred to

Ivybridge Community College Ivybridge Community College is a state-funded secondary school and academy in Ivybridge, Devon, England. Located on the southern slopes of Dartmoor, it takes students from the surrounding of the South Hams, from 14 contributory primary schools. ...

, located about north, for secondary education at the end of year 6. Ermington Primary School is one of only four primary schools in the county of

to achieve 100% pass rates (level four and above according to the National Curriculum) in English, Maths and Science at the end of year 6 National Curriculum assessment "SATs". The village also has a small pre-school located within the primary school's grounds.

References

External links

www.ermington.devon.sch.uk
Ermington Primary School website
www.ermingtonchurch.org.uk
Ermington's church, St Peter and St Paul, website {{South Hams parishes Villages in South Hams Civil parishes in South Hams