Clyst Hydon Explained

Clyst Hydon
Settlement Type:Village and civil parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:England
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Devon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:East Devon

Clyst Hydon is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon, England. It was in the Cliston Hundred and has a church dedicated to St Andrew.[1] The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Cullompton, Plymtree, Payhembury, Talaton, Whimple, Clyst St Lawrence and Broad Clyst.[2]

The village is four miles from Cullompton. It has a primary school, Clyst Hydon Primary;[3] other amenities include a pub/restaurant [4] and a sports club.[5]

From 1971 to 1974 the village was the site of an artists colony which published the radical Beau Geste Press, a small press that worked in the lineage of the Fluxus and mail art movements.[6]

Historic estates

Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:

References

50.8058°N -3.37°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/clyst-hydon-st-andrew/ St Andrew, Clyst Hydon - Devon | Diocese of Exeter
  2. Web site: Map of Devon Parishes . Devon County Council . 20 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102183100/http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf . 2 November 2013 . dead .
  3. http://www.clyst-hydon-primary.devon.sch.uk/ Welcome | Clyst Hydon Primary School
  4. http://www.fivebells.uk.com/ The Five Bells Inn and Restaurant, Clyst Hydon, Devon
  5. http://clysthydon.ning.com/ Clyst Hydon Cricket and Sports Club
  6. http://artreview.com/features/september_2014_feature_felipe_ehrenberg/ Interview
  7. [Tristram Risdon|Risdon, Tristram]

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