Countisbury Explained

Official Name:Countisbury
Country:England
Region:South West England
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Population:66
Population Ref:(2001 census)
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Static Image Caption:St John the Evangelist Church

Countisbury[1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is on Exmoor,[2] roughly two miles east of Lynmouth along the A39. It has a church[3] and pub.[4] The National Trust owns the other buildings.[5] [6] In 2001 the parish had a population of 66.

On 1 April 2013 the parish was abolished and merged with Brendon to form "Brendon and Countisbury".[7]

Scholars [8] [9] now believe the Iron Age promontory fort of Wind Hill on Countisbury Hill was the site of the Battle of Cynuit in 878.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Countisbury. Genuki. 16 July 2019.
  2. Web site: SS7449. 18 July 2019. Geograph.
  3. Web site: MDE20045 - St John the Evangelist Church, Countisbury (Building). 18 July 2019. The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor National Park.
  4. Web site: The Blue Ball Inn . Devon's Finest . 18 July 2019 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032019/http://www.devonsfinest.co.uk/the-blue-ball-inn-p-1358-62 . dead .
  5. Web site: Countisbury Hill Cottage Lynton, Devon. National Trust . 20 July 2019.
  6. Web site: 62.11.13.008LB.0 Design and Access statement. Exmoor National Park. 20 July 2019. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111321/http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/PAttachments//Applications%20Devon/Year%202013/Brendon%20Countisbury%2062.11/62.11.13.008LB/62.11.13.008LB.0%20Design%20and%20Access%20Statement.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: The North Devon District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200710/http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/12079/nddc-rocg-no-1-order-2012.pdf . 16 July 2019. live . 26 October 2012 . 16 February 2016 . North Devon District Council .
  8. Book: Stenton, FM . Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford University Press . 2nd. 1947. 241n, 253.
  9. Book: Simon . Keynes. Michael. Lapidge. King Alfred. 1983. Penguin Books . 84.

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