Gidleigh
| Gidleigh | |
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  Gidleigh Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 428[1](2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SX671884 |
| •London | 196 miles (315 km) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWTON ABBOT |
| Postcode district | TQ13 |
| Dialling code | 01647 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Gidleighis a village andcivil parishin theWest Devondistrict ofDevon,England. Located withinDartmoor National Park,the parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes ofThrowleigh,ChagfordandDartmoor Forest.[2]In 2001 its population was 116, little changed from 114 in 1901.[3]
Historically the parish consisted of a number of farmsteads and associated cottages scattered around the focal point ofHoly Trinity church(late C15-early C16, with some C17 windows and C19 additions[4]) and the adjacentGidleigh Castle,which is now in private hands. The population peaked at 180 in the mid 19th century.
The 20th century saw the development of some substantial gentleman's residences - notablyGidleigh Park,which subsequently became a country house hotel - and the building of a village hall. Gidleigh lies on theMariners' Wayand there was aYHAYouth Hostel in the village from 1932 to 1988.[5]
A Methodist elementary school established in 1877 at Providence in Throwleigh parish, little more than a mile from Gidleigh, provided what became the Throwleigh and Gidleigh County Primary School, which closed in 1971 when the pupils were transferred to Chagford.
Gidleigh has a nearby public house in the Northmore Arms, a mile from the village at Wonson in Throwleigh parish, but has no village shop. Residents rely on nearby Chagford for shops and other services.
Scorhill,one of the largest and best preservedstone circlesin Devon, is near the village on Gidleigh Common.
In fiction, Gidleigh is the setting for "The Mad Monk of Gidleigh" byMichael Jecks,which is set in 1323.
References
[edit]- ^Neighbourhood Statistics - Output Area 18ULGD0005(Gidleigh andThrowleighparishes)
- ^"Facts and Figures".(link to Devon Parishes map).Devon County Council.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^Harris, Helen (2004).A Handbook of Devon Parishes.Tiverton: Halsgrove. pp. 73–74.ISBN1-84114-314-6.
- ^Grade 1 listed building text
- ^"Geograph: Former Youth Hostels of Great Britain".
Further reading
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- Grumley-Grennan, Tony; Hardy, Michael (2000).Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present.Glebe Publishing.ISBN0 9538922 0 4.
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