Kentisbury

Kentisbury is a rural civil parish in North Devon, England, bordering the Exmoor National Park, consisting of three small hamlets, Patchole, Kentisbury Ford and Kentisbury, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north east of Barnstaple. The population at the 2001 census was 266 people,[1] increasing to 299 at the 2011 census.[2]

St Thomas church

Parish Church

The Church of England parish Church of Saint Thomas's[3] is part of the benefice of Shirwell.

Early history

There is evidence of an Iron Age enclosure on Kentisbury Down. Kentisbury is mentioned in the Domesday Book, shown as Chentesberia.

Local amenities

The nearest public house is the Old Station House Inn,[4] which, as its name suggests, was opened in the Station House of the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway following its closure in 1935. A project is in existence to re-open the railway as a tourist attraction.

A school has existed in the village since 1876, the existing Primary School building dating from 1929.[5]

References
  1. Neighbourhood Statistics - Parish Headcounts
  2. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2009-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Devon Church Album
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2009-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The Old Station House Inn
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Kentisbury Primary School


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