Sampford Spiney

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°31′59″N 4°04′15″W / 50.533037°N 4.0709581°W / 50.533037; -4.0709581

Sampford Spiney is a village and civil parish in the Walkham valley,^[1] about 4 miles east south east of Tavistock,^[2] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 117.^[3] The parish touches Walkhampton, Whitchurch and Horrabridge.^[4]

Features

There are 26 listed buildings in Sampford Spiney,^[5] of which the church is Grade I listed.^[6]

History

Sampford Spiney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sandford/Sandforda.^[7] The name "Sampford" means 'Sandy ford', with the "Spiney" part being a family name of which the Spiney family held Sampford Spiney in the 13th century.^[8] On the 1st of October 1950 Horrabridge became a separate parish, the transferred area contained 135 acres.^[9] The parish was historically in the Roborough hundred.^[10]

References

^ "Sampford Spiney". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "History of Sampford Spiney in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sampford Spiney Parish (E04003346)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Sampford Spiney". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Listed Buildings in Sampford Spiney, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1326222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Devonshire S". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Sampford Spiney Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Relationships and Changes Sampford Spiney CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 April 2019.