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Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England
Inwardleigh
Inwardleigh is located in DevonInwardleighInwardleighLocation within Devon
Area26.6301 km (10.2819 sq mi)
Population491 (2011 census)
• Density18/km (47/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Inwardleigh
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Websitehttp://www.inwardleigh.org.uk/index.php
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°46′33″N 4°02′32″W / 50.775793°N 4.0423182°W / 50.775793; -4.0423182

Inwardleigh is a village and civil parish about 3 and a half miles north north west of Okehampton railway station, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish contains the village of Folly Gate. The A386 road runs through the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 491. The parish touches Hatherleigh, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton Hamlets, Jacobstowe and Northlew.

Features

There are 17 listed buildings in Inwardleigh.

History

Inwardleigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lege/Lega. The name means 'Wood/clearing', with the "Inwar" part being a personal name. It was formerly called Ingerley. The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred.

References

  1. ^ "History of Inwardleigh in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Inwardleigh Parish Council". Inwardleigh Parish Council. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Inwardleigh Parish (E04003356)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Inwardleigh". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Inwardleigh, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. "Devonshire I-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. "Inwardleigh Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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England Civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Devon Devon
List of civil parishes in Devon
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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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