Huntshaw Explained

Official Name:Huntshaw
Static Image Name:St. Mary Magdelene's church, Huntshaw - geograph.org.uk - 660001.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary Magdalene's Church
Country:England
Region:South West England
Shire County:Devon
Shire District:Torridge
Population:134
Population Ref:(2011 UK Census)[1]
Os Grid Reference:SS 50551 22859
Coordinates:50.986°N -4.131°W
Post Town:Torrington
Postcode Area:EX
Postcode District:EX38

Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located 2.5 north north east of Great Torrington,[2] in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England.

In 2011 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 134,[1] although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801, Huntshaw was in the Fremington hundred.[3]

The parish church of St Mary Magdalene[4] is Grade II* Listed.[5] There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting station.

Other features in Huntshaw include Huntshaw Barton,[6] Berry Castle and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.[7]

History

The name "Huntshaw" means 'Hun's wood' or 'honey wood',[8] possibly because of the sweetness of the water or swarms of bees in the nearby woods.[9] Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huntshaw Parish - Local Area Report . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . 4 Jan 2021.
  2. Web site: History of Huntshaw, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2011-06-16.
  3. Web site: Huntshaw . Devon.gov.uk . 2010-05-14 . 2011-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008055014/http://www.devon.gov.uk/historichuntshaw . 2012-10-08 .
  4. Web site: St Mary Magdalene Church of England, Huntshaw, Devon genealogy . GENUKI . 2011-06-16.
  5. Web site: Good Stuff IT Services . Church of St Mary Magdalene - Huntshaw - Devon - England . British Listed Buildings . 1960-10-04 . 2011-06-16.
  6. Web site: North Devon B&B Bed and Breakfast Farmhouse Accommodation - nr Barnstaple, Torrington and Bideford . Huntshawbarton.com . 2011-06-16.
  7. Web site: Good Stuff IT Services . Huntshaw Mill Bridge (that Part in Huntshaw Cp) - Weare Giffard - Devon - England . British Listed Buildings . 1988-10-19 . 2011-06-16.
  8. Web site: Huntshaw Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 26 January 2019.
  9. Web site: History of Huntshaw . Huntshawbarton.com . 2011-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110122055646/http://huntshawbarton.com/History.html . 2011-01-22 .
  10. Web site: The Domesday Book Online - Devonshire F-H .
  11. Web site: DocumentsOnline | Image Details . The National Archives . 2011-06-16.

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