Poughill, Devon
| Poughill | |
 Poughill village |
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  Poughill |
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| Population | 216 |
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| OS grid reference | SS8508 |
| Civil parish | Poughill |
| District | Mid Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREDITON |
| Postcode district | EX17 |
| Dialling code | 01363 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Central Devon |
Coordinates: 50°52′N 3°38′W / 50.86°N 3.63°W
Poughill (pronounced "po-il")[1] is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north of Crediton. The parish had a population of 216 in 2011.[2]
The topynym, recorded in the Domesday Book as Pochehille, is either from the Old English pohha "pouch" and hyll "hill", meaning "hill by a pouch or hollow", or from a man named Pohha.[3]
The parish church, dedicated to St Michael, is a Grade I listed building.[4]
References
- ↑ Devon County Council: Poughill
- ↑ 2011 census: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Poughill", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (433176)". Images of England.
External links
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