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Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England
Thrushelton
Thrushelton is located in DevonThrusheltonThrusheltonLocation within Devon
Area16.5241 km (6.3800 sq mi)
Population197 (2011 census)
• Density12/km (31/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Thrushelton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°40′02″N 4°11′50″W / 50.667296°N 4.1973072°W / 50.667296; -4.1973072

Thrushelton or Thruselton is a village and civil parish about 2 and a half miles north of Coryton railway station, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 197. The parish touches Bratton Clovelly, Bridestowe, Lewtrenchard, Stowford, Broadwoodwidger, Marystow and Germansweek.

Features

There are 22 listed buildings in Thrushelton.

History

Thrushelton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tresetone. The name "Thrushelton" means 'Thrush farm/settlement'. The parish was historically in the Lifton hundred. On the 25th of March 1885 Wortham, Orchard, and Kilson Houses was transferred from Lewtrenchard parish to Thrushelton parish. The transferred area contained 3 houses in 1891.

References

  1. "Thrushelton". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "History of Thrushelton in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thrushelton Parish (E04003356)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. "Thrushelton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Thrushelton, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. "Devonshire M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "Thrushelton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  9. "Relationships and Changes Thrushelton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 March 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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East Devon
Mid Devon
North Devon
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West Devon
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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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