Feniton
Feniton | |
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Location withinDevon | |
Population | 1,568(2011) |
OS grid reference | SY0999 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HONITON |
Postcode district | EX14 |
Dialling code | 01404 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Fenitonis a village andcivil parishinEast Devonin the English county ofDevon.The village lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) west ofHoniton,3 miles (4.8 km) north ofOttery St Mary,and 2 miles (3.2 km) east ofTalaton.
The parish of Feniton incorporates the hamlets of Colesworthy, Higher Cheriton and Curscombe. It covers an area of 644 hectares (1591 acres),[1]and is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes ofPayhembury,Buckerell,Gittisham,Ottery St MaryandTalaton.[2]At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,796,[3]decreasing to 1,568 at the2011 Census.[4]
The 2012 draft East Devon Local Plan recorded 716 houses within the Built Up Area Boundary. Feniton is a major part of theelectoral wardcalled "Feniton andBuckerell".The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,274.[5]
The village
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The original village of Feniton contains the 13th-centuryChurch of St Andrew,[6]the post office, and a number of thatched cottages. The Wesley chapel which was built in 1850 is now disused and functions as an animal store.[7]
The Vine Water, a tributary of theRiver Otter,runs through this part of the village and is generally believed to have given the village its name.
Feniton new village lies about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of the original village and is separated by open countryside. This area was formerly known asSidmouth Junctionand for many years consisted of just a few houses, a public house and a chapel, which were associated with the building and operation of the railway station of the same name. From the mid-1960s onwards, this area was transformed into Feniton new village by various medium-scale housing developments.[8]These were accompanied by the building of Feniton Primary School,[9]two village shops (one of which has since closed), and a playing field. In 1967, when the new village was taking shape, the original Sidmouth Junction railway station and its associated branch line were closed as part of theBeeching cuts.The station was reopened byBritish Railin 1971 with the new name ofFeniton.[10]South Western Railwayoperate services from it toExeterandLondon Waterloo.
In 1976, Feniton signed a twinning charter with the village ofLouvignyinNormandy,France[11][12]
More recently, a sports and social club, private dental practice, hairdresser and fast food takeaway have opened in this part of the village.
Feniton today
[edit]In 2008 a number of residents were forced to move into the upper storeys of their houses to escape rising flood waters, and the village suffered again in November 2012: the village has its own Flood Warden scheme,[13]andDevon County Councilhas estimated the cost of a flood defence scheme as in the region of £1.6 million.[14]
UnderEast DevonDistrict Council's draft Local Plan, the Council deemed that in the period up to 2026 it would be appropriate for Feniton to host another 35 houses. However, several developers have applied to build a large number of houses in and around the village.[15]
References
[edit]- ^Devon County Council:East Devon ParishesArchived30 September 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Map of Devon Parishes"(PDF).Devon County Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 November 2013.Retrieved7 July2016.
- ^Office for National Statistics:Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: East DevonRetrieved 28 January 2010
- ^"Parish population 2011".Retrieved24 February2015.
- ^"Feniton & Buckerell ward 2011".Retrieved24 February2015.
- ^"Church of St Andrew".National Heritage List for England.English Heritage.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"Wesley Chapel".National Heritage List for England.English Heritage.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"Flood hit Feniton villagers angry at home build plans".BBC News.11 December 2012.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"About".Feniton Primary School.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"Sidmouth Junction".Disused Stations.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"40th ANNIVERSARY OF TWINNING OF FENITON AND LOUVIGNY".14 September 2016.
- ^"lafta1".Archived fromthe originalon 21 May 2001.
- ^"Flooding".Feniton Parish Council. 25 January 2013.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"Water, water, everywhere... here we go again!".Susie Bond. 4 January 2016.Retrieved15 July2016.
- ^"Feniton Housing Development – Ottery Road (120 or 59 houses)- Dismissed at Appeal".CPRE.Retrieved15 July2016.
- Devon County Council,https://web.archive.org/web/20140427231200/http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/improving_our_services/facts_figures_and_statistics/factsandfigures/thepeople/peopleestandproj/peoplepopestimates/peoplefhsaeastpar.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140703014659/http://eastdevon.gov.uk/drafteastdevonlocalplan.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151102001255/http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_november_floods_2012_final.pdf
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