Stowford
Stowford | |
Stowford |
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Stowford Stowford shown within Devon | |
Population | 303 [1] |
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OS grid reference | SX432869 |
Civil parish | Stowford |
Shire county | Devon |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Torridge and West Devon |
Stowford is a hamlet and civil parish in the district of West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated to the west of Dartmoor. Stowford is about 1 mile west of the village of Lewdown and about 7 miles east of the town of Launceston.[2] The parish is very rural, and includes the hamlet of Sprytown.[3]
The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and is around 14th-15th century in date.[4] The church was restored and the north aisle rebuilt by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1874.[4]
An ancient stone stands at the entrance to the churchyard. It stands 170 cm out of the ground, and contains an inscription dated to the 8th-11th century.[5] The inscription reads "GUNGLEI" or "GUG.LES" and is thought to be a personal name.[5]
References
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Stowford Devon, www.visionofbritain.org.uk, retrieved 25 September 2013
- ↑ Stowford, Genuki, retrieved 25 September 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, Pastscape, retrieved 25 September 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 MONUMENT NO. 438115, Pastscape, retrieved 25 September 2013
External links
Media related to Stowford at Wikimedia Commons