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Village in mid Devon, England

St Mary's Church, Black Torrington.

Black Torrington is a village and civil parish in Torridge, Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is located on and named after (the dark waters of) the River Torridge. In the 2021 UK census, the population of Black Torrington was recorded as having been 528.

In the Domesday book of 1066 it had a recorded population of 67 households, which put it in the largest 20% of English settlements at the time.

Buildings in the village include the grade II* listed Church of St Mary, a 15th-century Church of England parish church, and the grade II listed Coham, an 18th-century country house.

See also

References

  1. "Black Torrington". CityPopulation.de.
  2. "Black Torrington". OpenDomesday.org.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1105121)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. Historic England. "Coham (Grade II) (1105117)". National Heritage List for England.

50°49′N 4°11′W / 50.817°N 4.183°W / 50.817; -4.183

England Civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Devon Devon
List of civil parishes in Devon
Exeter
  • None
East Devon
Mid Devon
North Devon
Torridge
West Devon
South Hams
Teignbridge
Plymouth
  • None
Torbay
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.
Towns, villages and hamlets in the Torridge District of Devon, England


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