Revelstoke, Devon

Revelstoke
Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman
Revelstoke Location within Devon
Civil parish	Newton and Noss
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 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 in Plympton St Mary Rural District and 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]

History

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

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.