Huntshaw

{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|official_name= Huntshaw

|static_image_name = St. Mary Magdelene's church, Huntshaw - geograph.org.uk - 660001.jpg

|static_image_caption = St Mary Magdalene's Church

|country= England

|region = South West England

|shire_county= Devon

|shire_district= Torridge

|population = 134

|population_ref = (2011 UK Census){{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04003271 |title=Huntshaw Parish - Local Area Report |website=Nomis |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=4 Jan 2021}}

|os_grid_reference= SS 50551 22859

|coordinates = {{coord|50.986|-4.131|display=inline,title}}

|post_town= Torrington

|postcode_area= EX

|postcode_district= EX38

|dial_code=

|constituency_westminster=

}}

Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located 2.5 north north east of Great Torrington,{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=4188 |title=History of Huntshaw, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description |publisher=Visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=2011-06-16}} in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England.

In 2011 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 134, although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801, Huntshaw was in the Fremington hundred.{{cite web |url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/historichuntshaw |title=Huntshaw |publisher=Devon.gov.uk |date=2010-05-14 |access-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008055014/http://www.devon.gov.uk/historichuntshaw |archive-date=2012-10-08 }}

The parish church of St Mary Magdalene{{cite web|url=http://genuki.co.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=DEV,GR=10238,FT=Huntshaw%20St%20Mary%20Magdalene%20Church%20of%20England |title=St Mary Magdalene Church of England, Huntshaw, Devon genealogy |publisher=GENUKI |access-date=2011-06-16}} is Grade II* Listed.{{cite web|author=Good Stuff IT Services |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-91426-church-of-st-mary-magdalene-huntshaw |title=Church of St Mary Magdalene - Huntshaw - Devon - England |publisher=British Listed Buildings |date=1960-10-04 |access-date=2011-06-16}} There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting station.

Other features in Huntshaw include Huntshaw Barton,{{cite web|url=http://www.huntshawbarton.com/ |title=North Devon B&B Bed and Breakfast Farmhouse Accommodation - nr Barnstaple, Torrington and Bideford |publisher=Huntshawbarton.com |access-date=2011-06-16}} Berry Castle{{PastScape|num=33126|desc=Berry Castle|access-date=26 January 2019}} and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.{{cite web|author=Good Stuff IT Services |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-91430-huntshaw-mill-bridge-that-part-in-huntsha |title=Huntshaw Mill Bridge (that Part in Huntshaw Cp) - Weare Giffard - Devon - England |publisher=British Listed Buildings |date=1988-10-19 |access-date=2011-06-16}}

History

The name "Huntshaw" means 'Hun's wood' or 'honey wood',{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Devon/Huntshaw|title=Huntshaw Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=26 January 2019}} possibly because of the sweetness of the water or swarms of bees in the nearby woods.{{cite web|url=http://www.huntshawbarton.com/History.html |title=History of Huntshaw |publisher=Huntshawbarton.com |access-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122055646/http://huntshawbarton.com/History.html |archive-date=2011-01-22 }} Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.{{cite web | url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/devonshire3.html#huntshaw | title=The Domesday Book Online - Devonshire F-H }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7575167&queryType=1&resultcount=1 |title=DocumentsOnline | Image Details |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=2011-06-16}}

References

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{{Devon parishes}}

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Category:Villages in Devon

Category:Civil parishes in Devon

Category:Torridge District

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