Poughill, Devon

Poughill
Poughill
 Poughill shown within Devon
Population 216 
OS grid referenceSS8508
Civil parishPoughill
DistrictMid Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CREDITON
Postcode district EX17
Dialling code 01363
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentCentral Devon
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 3°38′W / 50.86°N 3.63°W / 50.86; -3.63

Poughill (pronounced "po-il")[1] is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north of Crediton. The parish had a population of 216 in 2011.[2]

The topynym, recorded in the Domesday Book as Pochehille, is either from the Old English pohha "pouch" and hyll "hill", meaning "hill by a pouch or hollow", or from a man named Pohha.[3]

The parish church, dedicated to St Michael, is a Grade I listed building.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Devon County Council: Poughill
  2. ↑ 2011 census: Neighbourhood Statistics
  3. ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Poughill", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (433176)". Images of England.

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