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North Huish

North Huish

Village in Devon, England

North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish,[1] Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century.[2] The parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.

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St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church, the parish church built in the 14th century, is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.[4]

Manor

During the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199) the manor was held by John Damarell[5] (Latinized to de Albamara), whose male descendants held it for many generations. It then passed to the Trenchard family and thence to Tremain[6] (alias Tremayn) of Collacombe.[7]

Historic estates

Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:

References

  1. [1]
    North Huish Parish Biodiversity Audit
  2. [2]
    "The Parish Boundaries". North Huish Parish Council. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    St Mary's Church, North Huish, Devon, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
  4. [4]
    Diocese of Exeter: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 4, retrieved 2 April 2011
  5. [5]
    Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.300 "Northiwis"
  6. [6]
    Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.179
  7. [7]
    Pole, p.300
  8. [8]
    Pole, p.300
  9. [9]
    Risdon, p.179
  10. [10]
    Pole, p.301
  11. [11]
    Risdon, p.180
  12. [12]
    Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., London, 1793, Vol.3, p.460

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