Bondleigh Explained

Bondleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Taw, north of North Tawton.[1] According to the 2011 census it had a population of 167.The parish church, is dedicated to Saint James and is grade I listed. Although it was rebuilt in the 15th century, with 16th additions, it has traces of a Norman window above the chancel, as well as other Norman features: carved stones in the walls, the baptismal font and a tympanum. There are old bench-ends, and 15th century glass.[2] In the churchyard is the shaft of a late medieval cross made of granite which has lost its head.

A mile to the north in the parish of Coldridge is the medieval motte or ringwork known as Millsome Castle.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bondleigh. Devon County Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910122623/http://www.devon.gov.uk/historicbondleigh. 10 September 2015.
  2. Book: Cherry, Bridget. Nikolaus Pevsner. Nikolaus Pevsner. The buildings of England

    Devon

    . Yale University Press. 2004. New Haven and London. 0-300-09596-1. 188.