Inwardleigh
Inwardleigh is a village and civil parish about 3 and a half miles north north west of Okehampton railway station, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish contains the village of Folly Gate. The A386 road runs through the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 491. The parish touches Hatherleigh, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton Hamlets, Jacobstowe and Northlew.
Features
There are 17 listed buildings in Inwardleigh.
History
Inwardleigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lege/Lega. The name means 'Wood/clearing', with the "Inwar" part being a personal name. It was formerly called Ingerley. The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred.
References
- ^ "History of Inwardleigh in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Inwardleigh Parish Council". Inwardleigh Parish Council. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Inwardleigh Parish (E04003356)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Inwardleigh". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Inwardleigh, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Devonshire I-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Inwardleigh Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
External links
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