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Inwardleigh
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Inwardleigh
Location within Devon
Area26.6301 km2 (10.2819 sq mi)
Population491 (2011 census)
  Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Inwardleigh
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Website http://www.inwardleigh.org.uk/index.php
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°46′33″N4°02′32″W / 50.775793°N 4.0423182°W / 50.775793; -4.0423182 Coordinates: 50°46′33″N4°02′32″W / 50.775793°N 4.0423182°W / 50.775793; -4.0423182

Inwardleigh is a village and civil parish about 3 and a half miles north north west of Okehampton railway station, [1] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish contains the village of Folly Gate. The A386 road runs through the parish. [2] In 2011 the parish had a population of 491. [3] The parish touches Hatherleigh, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton Hamlets, Jacobstowe and Northlew. [4]

Contents

Features

There are 17 listed buildings in Inwardleigh. [5]

History

Inwardleigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lege/Lega. [6] The name means 'Wood/clearing', with the "Inwar" part being a personal name. [7] It was formerly called Ingerley. [1] The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History of Inwardleigh in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Inwardleigh Parish Council". Inwardleigh Parish Council. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Inwardleigh Parish (E04003356)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Inwardleigh". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Inwardleigh, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. "Devonshire I-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. "Inwardleigh Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI . Retrieved 6 April 2019.