Inwardleigh

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

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

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Inwardleigh

| civil_parish = Inwardleigh

| country= England

| region= South West England

|coordinates = {{coord|50.775793|-4.0423182|display=inline,title}}

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| shire_district= West Devon

| shire_county= Devon

| hide_services= Yes

| population = 491

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| area_total_km2=26.6301

|static_image=Inwardleigh - geograph.org.uk - 331605.jpg

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|website=http://www.inwardleigh.org.uk/index.php

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Inwardleigh is a village and civil parish about {{frac|3|1|2}} miles north north west of Okehampton railway station,{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5560|title=History of Inwardleigh in West Devon|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=6 April 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.inwardleigh.org.uk/index.php|title=Inwardleigh Parish Council|publisher=Inwardleigh Parish Council|access-date=6 April 2019}} In 2011 the parish had a population of 491.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04003356|title=Inwardleigh Parish|access-date=6 April 2019}} The parish touches Hatherleigh, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton Hamlets, Jacobstowe and Northlew.{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000022896|title=Inwardleigh|publisher=Ordnance Survey|access-date=6 April 2019}}

Features

There are 17 listed buildings in Inwardleigh.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/inwardleigh-west-devon-devon|title=Listed Buildings in Inwardleigh, West Devon, Devon|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=6 April 2019}}

History

Inwardleigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lege/Lega.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/devonshire4.html#inwardleigh|title=Devonshire I-L|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|access-date=6 April 2019}} The name means 'Wood/clearing', with the "Inwar" part being a personal name.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Devon/Inwardleigh|title=Inwardleigh Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=6 April 2019}} It was formerly called Ingerley. The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred.{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Hundreds#BlackTorrington|title=The Hundreds of Devon|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=6 April 2019}}

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