Hartland, Devon
Hartland | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BIDEFORD | |
Postcode district | EX39 | |
Dialling code | 01237 | |
Police | Devon and Cornwall | |
Fire | Devon and Somerset | |
Ambulance | South Western | |
UK Parliament | ||
The village of Hartland, whose parish incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England.
Now a large village which acts as a centre for a rural neighbourhood and has minor
Communications
Hartland is a convenient centre for walking parts of the
History and notable buildings
The town was in the past known as Harton and was an unreformed borough, finally abolished in 1886.[3] In medieval times there was an important abbey at Hartland, where the shrine of St Nectan was venerated. Hartland Abbey and the parish church are located some two miles (3 km) away in Stoke.
Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey was built in 1157 and consecrated by
Churches
The
Historic estates
Historic estates within the parish include:
Toponymy
The name "Hartland" presumably derives from the
Miscellany
Twin town Plozévet, Brittany, France
Natural history The coast at Hartland is part of the North Devon Coast AONB. The British Geological Survey operates a magnetic observatory (one of three in the UK) just to the north of Hartland.[7]
Television In early 2008, scenery and a cottage on the Hartland Abbey estate were featured in the
Community magazine The Hartland Times, ‘A bi-monthly review of life in Hartland’, reported on events and village life. It was first published in 1981, taking inspiration from the Hartland Chronicle, a local newspaper written and edited by Thomas Cory Burrow from 1896 to 1940. Its editor was Tony Manley.[10] The final edition was published in September 2014, after which Manley retired.[11] The Times' successor, the Hartland Post, is published quarterly, with its first issue released in the winter of 2015/16.[12]
Notable residents
- parish churchin Stoke.
- Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence magazine and founder of the Small School.
References
- ^ "2011 Census: Key Statistics"; Office for National Statistics Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hartland & Bradworthy Ward 2011". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Hartland Town Trust. "Walk Through Hartland". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006.
- ^ a b "Hartland Abbey & Gardens - The history of Hartland Abbey". Hartlandabbey.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b Pevsner, N. (1952) North Devon. Penguin Books
- ^ "The beautiful 15th Century Rood Screen,... (C) Derek Voller". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/hartland.html Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine geomad.bgs.ac.uk
- ^ "Sense and Sensibility".
- ^ "Where BBC's The Night Manager was filmed...on location in the Hartland Peninsula | Hartland Peninsula North Devon". www.hartlandpeninsula.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ The Hartland Times Issue No.197
- ^ "The Hartland Times - Hartland Online". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "The Hartland Post". www.thehartlandpost.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
- Hartland at Curlie