Chittlehampton
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Chittlehampton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 820.
Chittlehampton is the home of St. Hieritha's Church and St. Teara's well. In the 16th century more people made pilgrimages to Chittlehampton than they do to Glastonbury in modern times. Today, campanologists travel from far and wide to play the famous bells in the tower of St. Hieritha's church.
The parish originally included two exclaves - Chittlehamholt to the south (now a parish in itself), and part of the modern parish of East and West Buckland.
The parish now includes Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, Furze, Stowford and some other outlying hamlets.
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