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Deanery Of Hartland
The Deanery of Hartland is part of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, one of the four archdeaconries in the Diocese of Exeter. Parishes of the Hartland Deanery The parishes of the Hartland Deanery are: *Abbotsham * Alwington *Appledore St Mary's Church, Appledore *Bideford Church of St Mary, Bideford *Buckland Brewer St Mary and St Benedict * Bucks Mills *Clovelly * Hartland St Nectan's Church, Hartland *Landcross, Devon *Littleham *Lundy *Monkleigh * Northam Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Northam *Parkham *Weare Giffard *Welcombe St Nectan's Church, Welcombe *Woolfardisworthy, Torridge Woolfardisworthy ( ), also spelled Woolsery, is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village is accessible via the A39 road, from the village. Name Woolfardisworthy, jointly with a few other places in De ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartland, Deanery of Diocese of Exeter Deaneries of the Church of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeaconry Of Barnstaple
The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in Norman times, probably during the bishopric of Osbern FitzOsbern (1072–1103): *Exeter *Barnstaple *Totnes *Cornwall In 1782, it was noted that the archdeaconry contained the deaneries of ''Barum'' (Barnstaple), Chumleigh, Hertland, Shirwell, South Molton and Torrington. The archdeaconry currently comprises the following deaneries: * Deanery of Barnstaple *Deanery of Hartland * Deanery of Holsworthy * Deanery of Shirwell * Deanery of South Molton *Deanery of Torrington List of archdeacons High Medieval * Allured ''(first archdeacon)'' *?–1143: Ralph ''(I)'' *: William de Auco *bef. –aft. : Roger *bef. 1203–?: Thomas *30 September 1209–?: Ralph de Werewell *John *bef. –?: Ralph ''(II)'' *?–8 February 1227 (d.): Isaac * Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nectan's Church, Hartland
The Church of St Nectan is the parish church of Hartland, Devon, England. Sometimes referred to as the "Cathedral of North Devon", it is located in the hamlet of Stoke, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the town of Hartland. It is dedicated to Saint Nectan. History Saint Nectan was one of many Celtic hermits and missionaries associated with early Christian sites in south-west Britain, South Wales and Ireland in the fifth and sixth centuries. A well 100 metres from the church is the reputed site of his hermitage. The history of the area is obscure; however, the first recorded building here was a collegiate church served by twelve secular canons founded ca. 1050 by Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, Gytha, Countess of Wessex (mother of Harold Godwinson, King Harold). Traditionally the church was founded in thanksgiving for the preservation of her husband's life in a storm at sea; a better tradition associates her husband Godwin, Earl of Wessex and holder of the royal manor of Harton, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nectan's Church, Welcombe
St Nectan's Church is the parish church of Welcombe, on the border of Devon and Cornwall. W. G. Hoskins writes "St Nectan's Chapel was one of the many medieval chapels in the vast parish of Hartland. It lies in unspoiled country, altogether Cornish in appearance and feeling, with views down the combes to the Atlantic. Welcombe was raised to parochial status in 1508, when the church was enlarged by the addition of the north and south transepts. The square-headed screen (early 14th century) is of unique interest. It is, except for its cornice (which is later and much resembles that at Hartland) by far the earliest remaining screen in Devon. The lectern is Jacobean and the pulpit restored Tudor." The church was 'restored' in 1883-84 and a vestry added in 1911. The tower contains six bells, four cast in 1731. According to Nikolaus Pevsner the building is early medieval, including the low western tower. The pulpit has narrow early Renaissance panels. There is a holy well near the churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcombe
Welcombe is a village and civil parish on the coast of north Devon, England, just north of the border with Cornwall. It is part of the district of Torridge. The population taken at the 2011 census was 187. It is accessible via the A39 and has a beach called Welcombe Mouth, reached by a very narrow road. Its parish church, Welcombe Parish Church, is one of only four ancient dedications to Saint Nectan. Welcombe comprises several smaller communities including Welcombe Cross, Darracot, Upcott and Mead. There is a local pottery, pub, The Old Smithy Inn and village stores. There are two small campsites in the area and the South West Coast Path The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked Long-distance footpaths in the UK, long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harb ... offers views to Lundy. See also * North Devon Coast AONB References External links Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weare Giffard
Weare Giffard is a small village, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor in the Torridge District, Torridge district, in north Devon, England. The church and manor house are situated 2 1/2 miles NW of Great Torrington in Devon. Most of the houses within the parish are situated some 1/2-mile east of the church. The church is situated on a hillside to the north and slightly above the wide and flat valley floor of the River Torridge. The Church of the Holy Trinity and the adjacent Weare Giffard Hall are designated members of the Grade I listed buildings in Devon. In 2011 the parish had a population of 345. History The historian of Devon Tristram Risdon (d. 1640) supposed the name Weare to be derived from a fish weir which was historically situated in the river to catch fish. The construction of a fish-weir generally required a licence from the feudal overlord, as naturally these affected the catches of other inhabitants further along the river. Many disputes are recorded in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkham
Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Alwington, Littleham, Buckland Brewer, East Putford and Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 742, compared to 786 in 1901. The large parish church, dedicated to St James, is mostly 15th century, though it still has a Norman doorway and font. It was restored by R. W. Drew in 1875. Although there is a substantial farming community around Parkham, the majority of incomes are earned outside of the village. During the summer months tourism contributes to the economy through a number of guest houses in the area. In the centre of the village is a public house, The Bell Inn, that was refurbished in 2018 after a fire. There is also a butcher, G E Honey & Son. There is a Youth Club every Thursday in the Metho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Margaret Of Antioch, Northam
The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is the Anglicanism, Anglican parish church for Northam, Devon, Northam near Bideford in Devon. Dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, Saint Margaret, the church has been a Grade I listed building since 1951Church of St Margaret: A Grade I Listed Building in Northam, Devon - Historic England database and comes under the Diocese of Exeter. History and design 
An older Norman church once stood on the site, but the present church is mainly 15th-century while the ...
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Northam, Devon
Northam ( ) is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford. The civil parish also includes the villages of Westward Ho!, Appledore, Torridge, Appledore, West Appledore, Diddywell, Buckleigh and Silford, and the residential areas of Orchard Hill and Raleigh Estate. History Northam is thought to have been the site of an Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon earthwork fortification, and an area between Northam and Appledore is conjectured to have been where the Danish Viking Ubba (or Hubba) was repelled during the reign of Alfred the Great. This is commemorated in local place names like Bloody Corner and Hubba's Rock (or Hubbleston), which is supposed to be the site where Ubba was killed. It was also the site of the Battle of Northam in 1069 where the sons of Harold Godwinson were defeated. Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Northam, St Margaret's church is the Anglicanism, Anglican parish church for the town and has been a Grade I listed building sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkleigh
Monkleigh is a village, parish and former manor in north Devon, England. It is situated miles north-west of Great Torrington and south-east of Bideford. It forms part of the ''Monkleigh and Littleham'' electoral ward. The population at the 2011 census was 1,488. Etymology The name of the village, Monkleigh, originates from the Old English "Munckenelegh", used in 1244 to describe a "wood or clearing of the monks", referring to a 12th-century property owned by the Montacute Priory. The area was previously named "Lega" in the Domesday Book of 1086. Description In 1887, John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles, described Monkleigh as a village and a parish. It had a population of 540 people, covered 2177 acres, and had property that belonged to the Montacute monastery. It includes the hamlets of Saltern Cottages (also known as Annery Cottages) and Annery kilns, both of which are historic listed sites. Located west of the River Torridge valley, the village sits on high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundy
Lundy is an English island in the Bristol Channel. It forms part of the district of Torridge in the county of Devon. About long and wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and various usurpers. In the 1920s, the island's owner, Martin Harman, tried to issue his own coinage and was fined. In 1941, two German Heinkel He 111 bombers crash landed on the island, and their crews were captured. In 1969, Lundy was purchased by British millionaire Jack Hayward, who donated it to the National Trust. It is now managed by the Landmark Trust, a conservation charity that derives its income from day trips and holiday lettings, most visitors arriving by boat from Bideford or Ilfracombe. A local tourist curiosity is the special "Puffin" postage stamp, a category known by philatelists as "local carriage labels", a collectors' item. As a steep, rocky island, often shrouded by fog, Lundy has been the scene of many shipwrec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littleham
Littleham is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of north Devon in south west England, about south of Bideford. The parish had a population of 446 at the 2011 census. The parish is bounded by the River Torridge in the north-east, and its tributary the River Yeo in the south and east. Governance The first tier of local government is Littleham and Landcross parish council, a joint parish council with the small parish of Landcross which lies to the east on the opposite bank of the Yeo. Community facilities Littleham has an active film club which meets regularly. The demographics of the village now are retired people from outside the area. A very high percentage are university educated and retired. You would not class it as a working village. Churches There is a Methodist Chapel dated 1810, and St. Swithun's Church, which dates from Norman times. Estates Hallsannery Hallsannery is a Georgian style mansion, which should not be confused with nearby Annery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landcross, Devon
Landcross is a hamlet and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which is the smallest in Devon, lies just south of the town of Bideford. It is bordered clockwise from the north by the parishes of Bideford, Weare Giffard, Monkleigh, and Littleham, its eastern border being formed by a meander of the River Torridge and the western by the River Yeo. In 2001 its population was 70, compared to 58 in 1901. The small parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has ancient origins; it was rebuilt in 1435 but retains its Norman font. It also contains some finely carved early 16th-century bench-ends. General George Monck, who lived at Great Potheridge in Merton parish to the south, was baptised here in 1608. Its tower was replaced by a turret after it was destroyed by a lightning strike in the 1820s. Near to Pillmouth on the River Torridge was the entrance to the Rolle Canal, opened in 1827. An extension of the London and South Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
