Revelstoke is a former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
, now in the parish of
Newton and Noss, in the
South Hams district, in the county of
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, England. It has a church called
Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman. The parish contained the village of
Noss Mayo. It was is in the
Plympton St Mary
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to ...
district, and is located almost 2 miles south east of
Newton Ferrers. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 347. On the 1 April 1935 the parish was merged to create Newton and Noss.
History
The name "Revelstoke" means 'Outlying farm/settlement' with the incorporation of the Revel family name'.
References
Former civil parishes in Devon
South Hams
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