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Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England
Sampford Spiney
St Mary's Church
Sampford Spiney is located in DevonSampford SpineySampford SpineyLocation within Devon
Area5.9239 km (2.2872 sq mi)
Population117 (2011 census)
• Density20/km (52/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Sampford Spiney
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°31′59″N 4°04′15″W / 50.533037°N 4.0709581°W / 50.533037; -4.0709581

Sampford Spiney is a village and civil parish in the Walkham valley, about 4 miles east south east of Tavistock, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 117. The parish touches Walkhampton, Whitchurch and Horrabridge.

Features

There are 26 listed buildings in Sampford Spiney, of which the church is Grade I listed.

History

Sampford Spiney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sandford/Sandforda. The name "Sampford" means 'Sandy ford', with the "Spiney" part being a family name of which the Spiney family held Sampford Spiney in the 13th century. On the 1st of October 1950 Horrabridge became a separate parish, the transferred area contained 135 acres. The parish was historically in the Roborough hundred.

References

  1. "Sampford Spiney". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "History of Sampford Spiney in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sampford Spiney Parish (E04003346)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. "Sampford Spiney". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Sampford Spiney, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1326222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. "Devonshire S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. "Sampford Spiney Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. "Relationships and Changes Sampford Spiney CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  10. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 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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South Hams
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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.


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