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.
| Huntshaw | |
|---|---|
 St Mary Magdalene's Church | |
  Huntshaw Location within Devon | |
| Population | 134 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SS 50551 22859 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Torrington |
| Postcode district | EX38 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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[7] and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.[8]
History
editThe name "Huntshaw" means 'Hun's wood' or 'honey wood',[9] possibly because of the sweetness of the water or swarms of bees in the nearby woods.[10] Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Huntshaw Parish - Local Area Report". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "History of Huntshaw, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Huntshaw". Devon.gov.uk. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "St Mary Magdalene Church of England, Huntshaw, Devon genealogy". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (4 October 1960). "Church of St Mary Magdalene - Huntshaw - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "North Devon B&B Bed and Breakfast Farmhouse Accommodation - nr Barnstaple, Torrington and Bideford". Huntshawbarton.com. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Berry Castle (33126)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (19 October 1988). "Huntshaw Mill Bridge (that Part in Huntshaw Cp) - Weare Giffard - Devon - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Huntshaw Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "History of Huntshaw". Huntshawbarton.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Devonshire F-H".
- ^ "DocumentsOnline | Image Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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