Jacobstow
Jacobstow
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OS grid reference | SX198958 |
Civil parish |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BUDE |
Postcode district | EX23 |
Dialling code | 01840 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Jacobstow (
Penhallym in the north of the parish is mentioned (as Penhalun) in the Domesday Book;[3] nearby is Penhallam, site of a medieval manor.
The name Jacobstow originates from Saxon times and derives from St James (Latin Jacobus) and holy place.[3] As well as the church town, other settlements in the parish include Southcott and those parts of Canworthy Water north of the River Ottery.
Jacobstow parish is on high ground and is entirely rural in character. It is bounded to the northwest by Poundstock parish, to the east by Week St Mary parish, to the west by St Gennys parish, and to the south by Warbstow parish.[4] The southwest boundary of the parish follows the River Ottery for approximately two miles.[2]
The parish is in the Stratton Registration District and had a population of 421 at the 2001 census.[3]
Churches and schools
Jacobstow Community Primary School is situated in the village. The school caters for up to 90 children aged 4–11 years in three classes. Its catchment area includes most of Jacobstow parish as well as parts of Poundstock, St Gennys and Week St Mary parishes.[5][6]
Notable people
Degory Wheare, a historian, the first Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford, was born in Jacobstow.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6
- ^ a b c d GENUKI website; Jacobstow. Retrieved May 2010
- ^ Cornwall Council online mapping Archived May 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved may 2010
- ^ Jacobstow Community Primary School website. Retrieved May 2010
- ^ Schools.Net website; Jacobstow. Retrieved May 2010
External links
Media related to Jacobstow at Wikimedia Commons