Towns & cities · South West England
Newton St Petrock
Newton St Petrock — 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
Newton St Petrock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 163 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9060°, -4.2520°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Newton St Petrock is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon in England, occupying approximately 1,500 acres (6.1 km2). The parish had a population in 2001 of 163. A mile to the east of the village are the earthwork remains of Durpley Castle, a medieval motte-and-bailey castle.
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Background
Description
The parish's landmark is an ancient oak. Its map profile is, appropriately, that of an acorn. Its western border follows the River Torridge. It is contiguous with the parishes of Abbots Bickington, Bulkworthy, Shebbear and Milton Damerel. King Athelstan, in the 10th century, granted the lands of "Niwantun" to the priests of St Petroc's minster at Bodmin. The boundaries of St Petroc's Niwantun remain the same today except for some expansion to the ecclesiastical and civil parish on its north side to include part of what was called Cleave in the Middle Ages, and what was once a detached part of the parish of Frithelstock in the 19th century. The population of this rural parish has remained…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9060, -4.2520
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Shebbear
- Postcode
- EX38 8LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Population
- 163
Sources
- wikidata: Q658110 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newton St Petrock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Newton St Petrock Church - geograph.org.uk - 81490.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newton St Petrock?
- Newton St Petrock is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX38 8LR), in the parish of Shebbear.
- Who owns Newton St Petrock?
- Newton St Petrock is owned by |leader_party =.
- Is Newton St Petrock a protected site?
- Yes — Newton St Petrock is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Newton St Petrock free to visit?
- Yes, Newton St Petrock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Newton St Petrock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX38 8LR. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.