Huntshaw
Village in Devon, England
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Huntshaw is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England. It is 2.5 north north east of Great Torrington.[2]
| Huntshaw | |
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St Mary Magdalene's Church | |
  Huntshaw Location within Devon | |
| Population | 134 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SS 50551 22859 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Torrington |
| Postcode district | EX38 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
In 2011 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 134,[1] although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801.[3]
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene[4] is Grade II* Listed.[5] There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting station.
Other features in Huntshaw include Huntshaw Barton,[6] Berry Castle[7] and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.[8]
History
The name "Huntshaw" means 'Hun's wood' or 'honey wood',[9] possibly because of the sweetness of the water or swarms of bees in the nearby woods.[10] Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huneseue.[11][12]
Huntshaw was in the Fremington hundred, in 1894 Huntshaw became part of Torrington Rural District.[13] In 1974 Huntshaw became part of Torridge non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Devon.
