Poughill, Devon
Poughill | |
Poughill village |
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Poughill |
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Population | 216 |
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OS grid reference | SS8508 |
Civil parish | Poughill |
District | Mid Devon |
Shire county | Devon |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CREDITON |
Postcode district | EX17 |
Dialling code | 01363 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Central Devon |
Coordinates: 50°52′N 3°38′W / 50.86°N 3.63°W
Poughill (pronounced "po-il")[1] is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north of Crediton. The parish had a population of 216 in 2011.[2]
The topynym, recorded in the Domesday Book as Pochehille, is either from the Old English pohha "pouch" and hyll "hill", meaning "hill by a pouch or hollow", or from a man named Pohha.[3]
The parish church, dedicated to St Michael, is a Grade I listed building.[4]
References
- ↑ Devon County Council: Poughill
- ↑ 2011 census: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Poughill", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (433176)". Images of England.
External links
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