Halberton

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Halberton
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The parish church, St Andrew's
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Halberton
Location within Devon
Population1,971 (2021 census) [1]
OS grid reference SS955125
Civil parish
  • Halberton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Tiverton
Postcode district EX16
Dialling code 01884
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Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
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50°54′09″N3°29′15″W / 50.9025°N 3.4875°W / 50.9025; -3.4875

Halberton is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is situated between the historic market towns of Tiverton and Cullompton. The Grand Western Canal runs around to the north and west of the village.

Contents

The large parish has an area of about 7,520 acres (30.4 km2) [2] and it is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Uplowman, Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe, Uffculme, Willand, Cullompton, Butterleigh, Silverton, Bickleigh and Tiverton. [3] The parish includes the small village of Ash Thomas as well as the hamlet of Brithem Bottom. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 1,971, [1] whilst the population of the village itself was recorded by that census as 892. [4] Changes to the parish boundary, involving transfers of residential and industrial areas to Uffculme and Willand respectively, occurred in 2023. [5]

History

Its name is derived from ‘Haligbeort’ (Albert), the name of the Saxon chief, and ‘tun’, a farm settlement; the Halberton area is still largely a farming community. Halberton was once important enough to be a hundred, a long-standing administrative division of the county. The hundred of Halberton included the parishes of Halberton, Sampford Peverell and Willand, as well as parts of Uplowman and Burlescombe. Many of the farms date back to the time of the Domesday Book or shortly after.

Geography

There is an electoral ward with the same name, which comprises the parishes of Halberton and Butterleigh. [6] The current ward came into effect in May 2023 – previously, the ward comprised Halberton and Uplowman. [6] The population of the Halberton ward (including Uplowman) at the 2021 census was 2,330. [7]

Halberton village is informally divided into two parts – Higher Town and Lower Town – which are separated by the mill stream and pond.

National Cycle Route 3 passes through the village.

Features

A gold guinea of William III, dating from 1695, found in Halberton in 2019 Post medieval coin, guinea of William III (FindID 985261).jpg
A gold guinea of William III, dating from 1695, found in Halberton in 2019

There are several old houses in the village, the most notable being ‘The Priory’, believed to date from the 14th century, when it was part of a college called St. Jude's. This was occupied by monks of the order of St. Augustine. The building known to be the oldest is the Mill House, which was registered in the Doomsday Book (1086) as town mills. Townsend House (now demolished) dated from the early 18th century, and several other houses in the village date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is grade I listed [9] and dates from the 14th century. It stands at the centre of the village, and is thought to have been constructed on the site of an earlier Saxon church. There is also a Methodist Chapel at which John Wesley preached, first in 1760, and again between 1779 and 1789. Halberton also has a Christian Fellowship Group, which meets in Ash Thomas Church.

Grand Western Canal at Halberton, seen from Manley Bridge, looking towards Tiverton. Gradnwesterncanalhalberton.jpg
Grand Western Canal at Halberton, seen from Manley Bridge, looking towards Tiverton.

The Great Western Railway once had a branch line running through Halberton to Tiverton, with a halt at Lower Town, but both the line and the station have now gone. However, the Grand Western Canal still runs through the parish and, although navigable, this is now a country park. It is 11 miles (18 km) long, running from Tiverton to Loudwells. Rock Bridge was constructed to carry the road (formerly the A373) over the canal. [10] The same engineers that built the canal also built a substantial country house, [11] turnpike house [12] and cottages [13] at the site. Several other bridges were also constructed at Halberton to carry minor roads over the canal. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Community

The Primary School, erected in 1844 and now grade II listed, has seen many changes and extensions over the years, and although still small is well equipped with modern equipment.[ citation needed ]

There is an active parish council, and many other organisations which cater for all tastes, including a Women's Institute and a branch of the British Legion. There is a public house in the village, called the Hickory Inn, formerly The Barge. [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 CityPopulation.de Halberton (Parish, United Kingdom)
  2. ↑ "An Introduction". Halberton Parish. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ↑ CityPopulation.de Halberton (Devon, United Kingdom)
  5. ↑ Halberton Parish Council Halberton Parish Boundary Change 1-May-2023
  6. 1 2 LGBCE Mid-Devon
  7. ↑ CityPopulation.de Halberton (Ward, United Kingdom)
  8. ↑ Shipley, L. "Finds record for: DEV-38F9E9". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Historic England Parish Church of St Andrew
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Rock Bridge at Halberton (1106646)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Rock House and adjacent range of outbuildings (1306712)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Turnpike Cottage (1106648)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Cottage 100 metres east of Rock - House (1106647)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Batten's Bridge (1105877)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Accommodation bridge over the Grand Western Canal (1105879)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "Bridge at Halberton (1326158)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Crownhills Bridge (1105883)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  18. ↑ Historic England. "Greenway Bridge (1106641)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  19. ↑ Historic England. "Sellick Bridge (1105890)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  20. ↑ WhatPub.com Hickory Inn, Halberton
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