Historic churches · South West England
Poughill
Poughill (pronounced "Pofil" or "Puffil") (Cornish: Fentengwilkyn) is a village in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located one mile
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Poughill (pronounced "Pofil" or "Puffil") (Cornish: Fentengwilkyn) is a village in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 2015 it had an estimated population of 677.
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Poughill (pronounced "Pofil" or "Puffil") (Cornish: Fentengwilkyn) is a village in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 2015 it had an estimated population of 677.
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Background
History
Poughill is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pochehelle. The name is of uncertain origin. It may be from Old English pohha 'pouch', used in the topographical sense of a deep valley, or Pohha used as a personal name or nickname, and hylle 'hill' or wylle 'spring'. So the meaning could be "hill by a deep valley", "spring in a deep valley", "hill of a man named Pohha" or "spring of a man named Pohha". Poughill was an ancient parish, in the hundred of Stratton. It became a civil parish in 1866. In 1900 the developing area of Flexbury was transferred from the parish to the new Bude–Stratton Urban District. On 1 April 1934 a small part of the parish was transferred to Kilkhampton, the remainder…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8410, -4.5260
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Bude-Stratton
- Postcode
- EX23 9FE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- wikipedia: Poughill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Poughill?
- Poughill is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX23 9FE), in the parish of Bude-Stratton.
- Is Poughill free to visit?
- Yes, Poughill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Poughill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX23 9FE. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.