Stowford

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Coordinates: 50°39′38″N 4°13′11″W / 50.6606°N 4.2198°W / 50.6606; -4.2198
Stowford

Stowford
Stowford

 Stowford shown within Devon
Population 303 [1]
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
List of places
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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

  1. 2011 census
  2. Stowford Devon, www.visionofbritain.org.uk, retrieved 25 September 2013
  3. Stowford, Genuki, retrieved 25 September 2013
  4. 4.0 4.1 CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, Pastscape, retrieved 25 September 2013
  5. 5.0 5.1 MONUMENT NO. 438115, Pastscape, retrieved 25 September 2013

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