Chawleigh | |
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Location within Devon | |
Population | 867 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SS7112 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHULMLEIGH |
Postcode district | EX18 |
Dialling code | 01769 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Chawleigh is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, situated just off the A377 between Crediton and Barnstaple. It has a population of 621,[1] increasing to 867 at the 2011 Census.[2]
CHAWLEIGH, a parish and village on the south side of the Little Dart valley, 2 miles (3.2 km) S.E. of Chulmleigh, contains 850 inhabitants, and 5,478 acres (22.17 km2) of land; and has two cattle fairs, on May 6 and the Tuesday before the last Thursday in October. L.W. Buck, Hy. Reed, Cpr. Northcote, and the Rev. J. Russell have estates here, but about three-fourths of the parish belong to the Hon. Newton Fellowes, who is also lord of the manor, and patron of the rectory, valued in K.B. at £25. 14s. 2d., and in 1831 at £501, and now in the incumbency of the Rev. P.F. Clay, M.A., who has an ancient residence and 95 acres (380,000 m2) of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1849 for £470. 5s. 10d. per annum. The Church (St. James,) has an embattled tower, six bells and a handsomely carved screen. The parish has 24A. of land, ten houses, and several gardens let for about £90, which is mostly applied in the service of the church. The Free School and master's house are vested with the trustees of the parish lands; and here is another school supported by the rector. The poor parishioners have about £6 yearly from various bequests."
— From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish headcounts : Mid Devon Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 January 2010
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Chawleigh at Wikimedia Commons