Broadhembury
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Broadhembury | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Honiton | |
Postcode district | EX14 | |
Police | Devon and Cornwall | |
Fire | Devon and Somerset | |
Ambulance | South Western | |
UK Parliament | ||
Broadhembury is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Honiton.[1]
The civil parish includes the hamlets of Kerswell, Dulford, Crammer Barton, Colliton and Luton, all to the west of the village. According to the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 654. Broadhembury is part of the
History
Broadhembury is set in the centre of a horseshoe of the hills of Hembury Fort and North Hill, which rise to 1000 feet and create a sheltered valley.
Hembury Fort, a prehistoric hill
Broadhembury has changed very little in outward appearance during the last century, with many of the
Julius Drewe purchased the inn, and half the village, at the turn of the 20th century. Broadhembury House, the large thatched residence on the north side of the church, was converted by him from an old cottage. The garden is of particular beauty.
The descendants of Julius Drewe of Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, still live in the village in Broadhembury House.
Historic estates
- the Drewe family.
People
- Augustus Montague Toplady , author of the hymn 'Rock of Ages', was vicar of Broadhembury from 1768 to 1778.[1]
- Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, was born in the village on 14 May 1849.
- Kirstie Allsopp, host of Location, Location, Location, has a home in Broadhembury.[citation needed]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ "Tale Vale ward 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2015.