Human settlement in England
Ashreigney | |
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St James' church | |
AshreigneyLocation within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SS6213 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chulmleigh |
Postcode district | EX18 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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.
The church is mostly fifteenth century and has a medieval font. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book.
Within the parish is the small settlement of Riddlecombe, which was a medieval manor.
References
- ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 9. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- "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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