Revelstoke, Devon

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Revelstoke
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Revelstoke
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50°18′00″N4°01′04″W / 50.299955°N 4.017715°W / 50.299955; -4.017715 Coordinates: 50°18′00″N4°01′04″W / 50.299955°N 4.017715°W / 50.299955; -4.017715

Revelstoke is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Noss, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. It has a church called Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman. [1] The parish contained the village of Noss Mayo. It was is in the Plympton St Mary district, and is located almost 2 miles south east of Newton Ferrers. [2] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 347. [3] On the 1 April 1935 the parish was merged to create Newton and Noss. [4]

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Newton and Noss civil parish in South Hams, Devon, England

Newton and Noss is a civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England comprising the villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo and outlying hamlets such as Membland.The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,814.

South Hams Place in England

South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Services divide between those provided by its own Council headquartered in Totnes, and those provided by Devon County Council headquartered in the city of Exeter.

History

The name "Revelstoke" means 'Outlying farm/settlement' with the incorporation of the Revel family name'. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Revelstoke, St Peter the Poor Fisherman - History, Travel, and accommodation information". Britain Express. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
  3. ↑ "Population Statistics Revelstoke Ch/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Newton and Noss CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Revelstoke Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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