Stokeinteignhead#Teignharvey
{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
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|static_image_caption = The village centre
|country= England
|official_name= Stokeinteignhead
|coordinates = {{coord|50.524|-3.530|display=inline,title}}
| population = 707
| population_ref = (2001 Census)
|shire_county= Devon
|shire_district= Teignbridge
|region= South West England
|constituency_westminster=Teignbridge
|post_town= Newton Abbot
|postcode_district= TQ12
|postcode_area= TQ
|dial_code= 01626
|os_grid_reference= SX916706
}}
Stokeinteignhead ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|oʊ|k|ˌ|ɪ|n|'|t|iː|n|ˌ|h|ɛ|d}}) is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, above the southern bank of the estuary of the River Teign. The parish has a short boundary on the estuary, and is otherwise surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Shaldon, Torbay, Coffinswell and Haccombe with Combe.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf
|title=Map of Devon Parishes
|publisher=Devon County Council
|access-date=20 June 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102183100/http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf
|archive-date=2 November 2013
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
At the 2021 census, it had a population of 734, which was slightly more than the 703 recorded at the 2011 census.{{Cite web |title=Stokeinteignhead (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/teignbridge/E04003231__stokeinteignhead/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=citypopulation.de}} It is twinned with the French commune of Trévières, Calvados.
History
Despite its closeness to the river Teign, the name is not derived from it: in the Domesday Book the district contained thirteen manors which totalled an area of ten hides and the whole area was known as the "Ten Hide". This was later corrupted to "Teignhead" through the influence of the river name. The name of the nearby village of Combeinteignhead has a similar derivation.Gover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M. (1931). The Place-Names of Devon. English Place-Names Society. Vol viii. Part II. Cambridge University Press. P.459.
Most of the village forms a conservation area and there are over fifty listed buildings nearby.{{cite web|url=http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results?q=stokeinteignhead&searchtype=nhle|title=Search results for Stokeinteignhead|work=National Heritage List for England|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=6 July 2016}}
The mascot of Stokeinteignhead, appearing on the village signs, is the cirl bunting.
Governance
Stokeinteignhead in elections every four years elects one representative to Devon County Council,{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} and one representative to Teignbridge District Council.[https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/article/13133/Shaldon--Stokeinteignhead-Ward Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead Ward] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809124700/https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/article/13133/Shaldon--Stokeinteignhead-Ward |date=9 August 2016 }} Teignbridge DC. Retrieved 6 July 2016
The parish council has eight elected councillors with elections every four years.{{cite web|title=Parish Councillors|url=http://www.stokeinteignhead-village.co.uk/parish_council.html|date=13 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
Amenities
Stokeinteignhead village is the largest settlement of the parish and includes a primary school, pre-school, a community shop and one pub, The Church House Inn.
Stokeinteignhead Village Hall was demolished in 2005 with a plan to re-build it at the same location; it is now in a former part of the school field and construction began in 2006 and was completed some months later.
The village church, dating from the 14th century and enlarged in the 15th, is dedicated to Saint Andrew. Its high altar was dedicated by Bishop Grandisson in 1336.{{Cite book
| last = Harris
| first = Helen
| title = A Handbook of Devon Parishes
| publisher = Halsgrove
| location = Tiverton
| year = 2004
| pages = 161
| isbn = 1-84114-314-6
}}
Its rood screen is one of the oldest in Devon and believed to be 14th century; the church also contains the earliest brass engraved to a priest in the county, dated to 1375.{{Cite book
| last = Pevsner
| first = Nikolaus
| title = The History of the Buildings of England: Series No. 5 Devon South
| location = London
| year = 1952
| isbn = 978-0-300-09596-8
}} The church, which is Grade II* listed, underwent major restoration in 1894 having instructed architects Tait and Harvey.{{NHLE| num=1097645|accessdate=21 May 2012}}
Hamlets
Lower Gabwell is the second largest hamlet, less than {{convert|200|m}} from the village centre. About {{convert|400|m}} further south is Higher Gabwell, the largest hamlet.
image:Buildings at Higher Rocombe - geograph.org.uk - 1161710.jpg
The hamlets of Lower, Middle and Higher Rocombe are less than {{convert|1|mi}} to the west. Across these there are four listed buildings, three focussed around Higher Rocombe Farm and the largest, that of Orchard Farm and adjoining Lower Rocombe Cottage dating back several centuries.{{NHLE|num=1170568|accessdate=21 May 2012}}
image:Cottages at Teignharvey - geograph.org.uk - 785595.jpg]]
The hamlet of Teignharvey to the north-west contains a cluster of cottages. Its oldest is Little Harvey, from which the village takes its name, and this (the only important or ancient building) dates to the Tudor period in the early 16th century.{{NHLE| num=1333976|accessdate=21 May 2012}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Stokeinteignhead}}
- [http://www.stokeinteignhead-village.co.uk/ Official site]
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