Ashreigney

Village in Devon, England

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  • Torridge and West Devon
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50°54′22″N 3°57′04″W / 50.906°N 3.951°W / 50.906; -3.951

Ashreigney is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 15 miles (24 km) south of the town of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446, compared to 540 in 1901.[1]

The church is mostly fifteenth century and has a medieval font. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book.[2]

Within the parish is the small settlement of Riddlecombe, which was a medieval manor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 9. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  2. ^ "The Domesday Book Index" Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Haughton.net. Retrieved 4 November 2007

External links

  • Media related to Ashreigney at Wikimedia Commons
  • Devon Local Studies - Ashreigney community page
  • Genuki Ashreigney page
  • Ashreigney parish website
  • Ashreigney in the Domesday Book
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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Torridge District of Devon, England
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East Devon1
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West Devon1,3
South Hams1
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Plymouth2,4
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Torbay4
Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a "town council".
  1. Non-metropolitan district of the non-metropolitan county of Devon (administered by Devon County Council).
  2. Has city status in the United Kingdom.
  3. Has borough status in the United Kingdom.
  4. Unitary authority not part of the non-metropolitan county, thus not administered by Devon County Council.
  5. The remainder of Torbay is unparished.


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