Chittlehamholt is a village and civil parish in

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district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 169. The neighbouring parishes are

Satterleigh and Warkleigh Satterleigh and Warkleigh is a civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 170. History The parish was created in 1894, combining the two previous parishes of the same n ...

to the north, King's Nympton to the east, Chulmleigh to the south east, Burrington to the south, and High Bickington in Torridge district to the west. The River Taw forms the southern and western boundary of the parish, and the

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from

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...

skirts the parish on the far side of the river. A combined parish council serves Chittlehamholt and the neighbouring parish as the Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council. There are 26 listed buildings in the parish, all at Grade II. They include two bridges, the church of St John Baptist, a Gospel Hall, Chittlehamholt Manor, the Exeter Inn (a 16th-century coaching inn) and houses and farm buildings. ''Enter parish name to search'' The hamlet of Chittlehamholt was originally a clearing in woods where residents of Chittlehampton collected logs. Until 1875 it was part of Chittlehampton. The parish church of St John the Baptist is part of the South Molton Mission Community within the Diocese of Exeter.

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historical and genealogical information at GENUKI (Chittlehamholt was in this parish) Villages in Devon Civil parishes in Devon North Devon {{Devon-geo-stub