Ashreigney
Coordinates: 50°54′N 3°58′W / 50.90°N 03.96°W
Ashreigney is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 15 miles south of the town of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446, compared to 540 in 1901.[1]
The church is mostly fifteenth century and has a medieval font. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book.[2]
Within the parish is the small settlement of Riddlecombe, which was a medieval manor.[1]
References
- 1 2 Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 9. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ↑ "The Domesday Book Index", Haughton.net. Retrieved 4 November 2007
External links
Media related to Ashreigney at Wikimedia Commons- Devon Local Studies - Ashreigney community page
- Genuki Ashreigney page
- Ashreigney parish website
- Ashreigney in the Domesday Book
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