Hennock

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Hennock
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Hennock
Location within Devon
Area15.9844 km2 (6.1716 sq mi)
Population1,747 (2011 census)
  Density 109/km2 (280/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Hennock
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newton Abbot
Postcode district TQ13
UK Parliament
Website www.hennock.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°36′53″N3°39′11″W / 50.614830°N 3.6529289°W / 50.614830; -3.6529289 Coordinates: 50°36′53″N3°39′11″W / 50.614830°N 3.6529289°W / 50.614830; -3.6529289

Hennock is a village and civil parish about 3 miles west north west of Chudleigh, [1] in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1747. [2] The parish touches Bovey Tracey, Kingsteignton, Christow, Chudleigh and Trusham. [3]

Contents

Features

Hennock has a primary school. [4] There are 47 listed buildings in Hennock. [5]

History

The name "Hennock" means 'At the high oak-tree'. [6] Hennock was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hanoch/Hainoc. [7] The parish was historically in the Teignbridge hundred. [8] On the 25th of March 1885 an area of the parish was transferred to the parish of Bovey Tracey. The transferred area contained 8 houses in 1891. [9]

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References

  1. "History of Hennock, in Teignbridge and Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hennock Parish (1170213234)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Hennock". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Contack". Hennock Primary School. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "Hennock Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. "Devonshire E-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI . Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. "Relationships and Changes Hennock AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 8 March 2019.