Thrushelton

Thrushelton or Thruselton[1] is a village and civil parish about 2 and a half miles north of Coryton railway station,[2] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 197.[3] The parish touches Bratton Clovelly, Bridestowe, Lewtrenchard, Stowford, Broadwoodwidger, Marystow and Germansweek.[4]

Thrushelton
Thrushelton
Location within Devon
Area16.5241 km2 (6.3800 sq mi)
Population197 (2011 census)
• Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Thrushelton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Features

There are 22 listed buildings in Thrushelton.[5]

History

Thrushelton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Tresetone.[6] The name "Thrushelton" means 'Thrush farm/settlement'.[7] The parish was historically in the Lifton hundred.[8] On the 25th of March 1885 Wortham, Orchard, and Kilson Houses was transferred from Lewtrenchard parish to Thrushelton parish. The transferred area contained 3 houses in 1891.[9]

References
  1. "Thrushelton". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "History of Thrushelton in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. "Thrushelton Parish". Noims. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. "Thrushelton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Thrushelton, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. "Devonshire M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "Thrushelton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  9. "Relationships and Changes Thrushelton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 March 2019.


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