Huxham

Hamlet in Devon, England

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50°46′15″N 3°29′42″W / 50.77083°N 3.49500°W / 50.77083; -3.49500

Huxham is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Devon, England and the district of East Devon and lies about 3 miles from Exeter.[1] The parish has an area of about 800 acres[2] and is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by Rewe, Poltimore, Exeter and Stoke Canon.[3] It is too small to have a parish council and instead has a parish meeting.[4] It was formerly part of the Wonford Hundred and gave its name to a family who possessed the manor from the reign of Henry II to that of Edward III. The manor was then held by the Bampfylde family of Poltimore.[1]

Church

The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.[5] It was built in the early 14th century and rebuilt in 1865–71. It has a Norman font[6] and the screen may be very early in date.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Lysons, Daniel; Lysons, Samuel (1822). Magna Britannia: Volume 6, Devonshire. London. Retrieved 15 July 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. "Huxham CP/AP through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Huxham Parish Meeting". Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ St Mary the Virgin, Huxham | A Church Near You
  6. ^ Hoskins, W.G. (2003). Devon. Phillimore. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-86077-270-2.
  7. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1991). Devon. The buildings of England (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. p. 498. ISBN 0-300-09596-1.


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