Sampford Spiney

Sampford Spiney
St Mary's Church
Sampford Spiney Location within Devon
Area	5.9239 km2 (2.2872 sq mi)
Population	117 (2011 census)
•  Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Civil parish	Sampford Spiney
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°31′59″N4°04′15″W / 50.533037°N 4.0709581°W / 50.533037; -4.0709581

Sampford Spiney is a village and civil parish in the Walkham valley, ^[1] about 4 miles east south east of Tavistock, ^[2] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 117. ^[3] The parish includes the hamlet of Woodtown. The parish borders Walkhampton, Whitchurch and Horrabridge. ^[4]

Features

There are 26 listed buildings in Sampford Spiney, ^[5] of which the church is Grade I listed. ^[6]

History

Sampford Spiney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sandford/Sandforda. ^[7] The name "Sampford" means 'Sandy ford', with the "Spiney" part being a family name of which the Spiney family held Sampford Spiney in the 13th century. ^[8] On the 1st of October 1950 Horrabridge became a separate parish, the transferred area contained 135 acres. ^[9] The parish was historically in the Roborough hundred. ^[10]

References

1. "Sampford Spiney". GENUKI . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
2. "History of Sampford Spiney in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sampford Spiney Parish (E04003346)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
4. "Sampford Spiney". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
5. "Listed Buildings in Sampford Spiney, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
6. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1326222)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
7. "Devonshire S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
8. "Sampford Spiney Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
9. "Relationships and Changes Sampford Spiney CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
10. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 April 2019.