Inwardleigh

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°46′33″N 4°02′32″W / 50.775793°N 4.0423182°W / 50.775793; -4.0423182

Inwardleigh is a village and civil parish about 3 and a half miles north north west of Okehampton railway station,^[1] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish contains the village of Folly Gate. The A386 road runs through the parish.^[2] In 2011 the parish had a population of 491.^[3] The parish touches Hatherleigh, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton Hamlets, Jacobstowe and Northlew.^[4]

Features

There are 17 listed buildings in Inwardleigh.^[5]

History

Inwardleigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lege/Lega.^[6] The name means 'Wood/clearing', with the "Inwar" part being a personal name.^[7] It was formerly called Ingerley.^[1] The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "History of Inwardleigh in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Inwardleigh Parish Council". Inwardleigh Parish Council. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Inwardleigh Parish (E04003356)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Inwardleigh". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Listed Buildings in Inwardleigh, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Devonshire I-L". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Inwardleigh Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 April 2019.