Towns & cities · South West England
Frithelstock
Frithelstock — village in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Frithelstock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 353 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9465°, -4.2040°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Frithelstock (pronounced Frizzlestock) is a village, civil parish and former manor in Devon, England. It is located within Torridge local authority area and formed part of the historic Shebbear hundred. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Monkleigh, Great Torrington, Little Torrington, Langtree and Buckland Brewer. In 2001 its population was 366, down from 429 in 1901. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Frithulac's Stocc. The ruins of Frithelstock Priory are adjacent to the north east side of the parish church of St Mary and St Gregory, and represent the only substantial remains of a monastic house in Devon. As of 2013 the village had one public house, the Clinton Arms, which since closed in 2018. The parish church of St. Mary & St. Gregory was enlarged in the 15th century and underwent a Victorian restoration in about 1870.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Frelelestoch as one of the seventy-nine Devonshire holdings of Robert, Count of Mortain (–1090), the half-brother of William the Conqueror. His tenant was Robert FitzIvo. The manor was later held by Sir Roger de Beauchamp who, in about 1220, being later owned by Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, (son of the first prime minister), whose wife was Margaret Rolle, 15th Baroness Clinton (1709–1781), daughter and sole heiress of Samuel Rolle (1646–1719) of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe, about six miles south-east of Frithelstock. The lands later descended to Margaret Rolle's heirs, the Barons Clinton. Henry Stevens (1698–1748), of the wealthy and influential…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9465, -4.2040
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Frithelstock
- Postcode
- EX38 8JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Population
- 353
Sources
- wikidata: Q2042053 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Frithelstock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Frithelstock Church - geograph.org.uk - 81994.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frithelstock?
- Frithelstock is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX38 8JP), in the parish of Frithelstock.
- Is Frithelstock a protected site?
- Yes — Frithelstock is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Frithelstock free to visit?
- Yes, Frithelstock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Frithelstock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX38 8JP. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.