Chardstock Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:50.8358°N -2.9807°W
Official Name:Chardstock
Population:828
Civil Parish:Chardstock[1]
Shire District:East Devon
Shire County:Devon
Region:South West England
Post Town:Axminster
Postcode District:EX13
Postcode Area:EX
Dial Code:01460
Constituency Westminster:Honiton and Sidmouth
Static Image:Chardstock Church.JPG
Static Image Width:200px
Static Image Caption:Chardstock Church
Os Grid Reference:ST309045

Chardstock is a village and civil parish located on the eastern border of Devon, England off the A358 road between Chard and Axminster. The parish population at the 2011 Census was 828.[2] The parish also contains the hamlets of Bewley Down, Birchill, Burridge, Holy City and Tytherleigh.

The parish is a major part of the electoral ward of Yarty. The ward population at the above census was 2,361.[3]

The parish was in Dorset until 1896.[4] Historically it formed part of Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred.

The attractive village is surrounded by farmland and woodland and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Kit runs through the village. The village church dates from the 19th Century. The village also has a post office and pub (currently closed).

The collection of work by Artist Kenneth Butler Evans, cousin of poet William Butler Yeats, is based in the village at the home of his widow, sculptor Ann Ford.

Prebend

During the Middle Ages, Chardstock was a prebend of the Cathedral church of Salisbury.[5]

Buildings

Freedom of the Parish

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Chardstock.

Individuals

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Military Units

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chardstock Parish Council . Chardstock Parish Council . 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Parish population 2011. 25 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Yarty ward 2011. 25 February 2015.
  4. http://www.opcdorset.org/ChardstockFiles/Chardstock.htm Dorset OPC: Chardstock
  5. 'Prebendaries: Chardstock', in D.E. Greenaway (ed.), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, Volume 4: Salisbury (IHR, London 1991), pp. 59-60 (British History Online).
  6. Web site: Honorary Freedom of the Parish for former Chardstock councillor . Bennett . Belinda . 6 October 2019 . East Devon News . 13 July 2021 .