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Landkey
Cornish: *Lannke*
Landkey Cornish: Lannke;
	St Paul's Church
	Landkey Location within Devon
Population	2,302 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	SX015589
Civil parish	Landkey;
District	North Devon;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSTAPLE
Postcode district	EX32
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Devon;
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Landkey // ^ⓘ (Cornish: Lannke) is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish has a population of 2,302 according to the 2021 census.^[1] It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from the nearest town of Barnstaple. The village is a major part of the electoral ward called Landkey, Swimbridge and Taw.

Origin

Arms of Beaupel of Landkey and Knowstone: *Gules, a chevron vair between six escallops argent*^[2]

It was formerly believed by certain locals that Landkey was founded by Leon Freeman in 1586 as a settlement to escape from the Spanish Armada. This supposition is now categorised as a 'mistruth legend'.

It is now widely accepted that the name of the village, Landkey, is derived from the Llan of Kea, 'Llan' is the south-western Brythonic for an area of ground around a church or chapel, staying as 'llan' in Welsh and later developing as 'lann' in Cornish, which in this case was Saint Kea's hermitage.

Kea and a brother Celtic monk, Filia, are known to have worked together in the evangelisation of these parts, probably in the late 5th century. The coming of the Saxons often caused the changing of Celtic church dedications to those of more universally accepted and known saints. However, place names are more difficult to change. Thus Saint Kea's name persists in the village name of 'Landkey' and some 6 miles away Filia's name is contained in the village of 'Filleigh'. Today, the dedication of both parish churches is to St. Paul.

St Paul's Church

Landkey church, dedicated to Saint Paul, is an attractive building, entirely late 15th century, except for the chancel which was rebuilt in 1870. The interior is plastered and whitened throughout, with ceiled and bossed roofs, and possesses an elegant early perpendicular font dating from c.1400. The North aisle contains three stone effigies of the Beaupels, who held the manor of Landkey under the Bishop of Exeter.

The small South transept is the Acland Chapel, and contains a fine coloured monument to Sir Arthur Acland (d.1610) and his wife. The Aclands, one of the most notable of Devon families, originated within the parish at Acland Barton, from which they took their name in the time of King Henry II (1154-1189). They continued to own it until 1945, when Sir Richard Acland sold it to the tenant. Sir Arthur Acland (d.1610) purchased the estate of Killerton some 32 miles to the south, where the family later were seated. The parish now forms part of the "Benefice of Swimbridge with West Buckland and Landkey"; the current incumbent is the Revd. Peter Bowers.

Mazzard Fruit

Landkey is noted for its variety of sweet cherry called Mazzard fruit which was discovered by local farmers in the early 1800s. Landkey Parish Council have rescued Mazzard trees from the brink of extinction; they were once common in North Devon, but had almost died out. The parish council won a £35,000 matching grant through the Countryside Agency's Millennium Green project to pave the way for creating a 2-acre (8,100 m²) orchard as part of a wider Millennium Green project.

All the 2 ft-high saplings were bought from Thornhayes Nursery at Cullompton, who also grafted the mazzard buds onto infant trees. All the mazzards - prunus avium - in varieties Greenstem Black, Black Bottler, Dun Small Black and Hannaford are thriving on the 6-acre (24,000 m²) green.[1]

Venn Quarry

Venn Quarry is located in open countryside 3 km to the south-east of Barnstaple. It lies to the north of Codden Hill, equidistant between the villages of Bishops Tawton and Landkey. It produced a high PSV gritstone, for which there is an increasingly important market for wearing courses in road making and repair. In addition, the quarry also produced aggregates for the construction industry and materials for a concrete batching plant located at the eastern end of the site. Quarrying for gritstone commenced at Venn in the 1930s, which predated the introduction of the Town and Country Planning Act 1947, and it was in continuous operation thereafter. There have been a number of planning permissions granted for extensions to both the working area and for mineral waste tipping.

Venn Quarry was mothballed on 8 September 2006.

Buildings and landmarks

These include:

Ladybirds Daycare
The Castle Inn
Ring o' Bells (now closed, converted to housing)
St Paul's Church
Venn Quarry
Post Office (closed)
Willows Tea Room
Village Shop (closed)
Landkey Community Primary Academy
Codden Hill
Landkey Millennium Green

Former residents

John Gay (1685–1732)
Temple Sandford (1877–1942)

References

^ "Parish population 2021". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.463

External links

[1] "Parish population 2021". Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[2] Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.463

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+{{Short description|Village in the United Kingdom}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
+{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
+{{Infobox UK place
+| country = England
+| official_name = Landkey
+| region = South West England
+| os_grid_reference = SX015589
+| coordinates = {{coord|51|03|49|N|4|00|18|W|display=inline,title}}
+| population = 2302
+| population_ref       = (2021 census)
+| civil_parish = Landkey
+| shire_district = [[North Devon]]
+| shire_county = [[Devon]]
+| constituency_westminster = [[North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|North Devon]]
+| post_town = BARNSTAPLE
+| postcode_area = EX
+| postcode_district = EX32
+| cornish_name = Lannke
+| static_image         = St Paul's Church, Landkey - geograph.org.uk - 618920.jpg
+| static_image_caption = St Paul's Church
+}}
 [[File:Landkey as viewed from Codden Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1754397.jpg|thumb|200px|Landkey viewed from Codden Hill]]
-'''Landkey''' ({{lang-kw|Lannke}}) is a small village in the county of [[Devon]] in the [[South West England|south-west of England]] with a population of  2274. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km}} from the nearest town of [[Barnstaple]].
+'''Landkey''' {{IPAc-en|audio=Landkey.ogg}} ({{langx|kw|Lannke}}) is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[North Devon]] district, in the county of [[Devon]], England. The parish has a population of 2,302 according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/north_devon/E04012972__landkey//|title= Parish population 2021|access-date= 30 June 2021}}</ref> It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km}} from the nearest town of [[Barnstaple]]. The village is a major part of the [[electoral ward]] called ''Landkey'', [[Swimbridge]] and Taw.
 ==Origin==
+[[File:BeaupelArms.png|thumb|200px|Arms of Beaupel of Landkey and [[Knowstone]]: ''Gules, a chevron vair between six escallops argent''<ref>[[William Pole (antiquary)|Pole, Sir William]] (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.463</ref>]]
-It was formerly believed by certain locals that Landkey was founded by [[Sir Francis Drake]] in 1586 as a settlement to escape from the [[Spanish Armada]]. This supposition is now categorised as  a 'mistruth legend'. It is now widely accepted that the name of the village, Landkey, is derived from the ''Llan of Kea'', 'Llan' is the [[Southwestern Brythonic language|south-western Brythonic]] (and [[Welsh language|Welsh]]) for an area of ground around a church or chapel, which in this case was [[Saint Kea]]'s hermitage. Kea and a brother Celtic monk, Filia, are known to have worked together in the evangelisation of these parts, probably in the late 5th century. The coming of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] often caused the changing of [[Celtic Christianity|Celtic church]] dedications to those of more universally accepted and known saints. However, place names are more difficult to change. Thus Saint Kea's name persists in the village name of 'Landkey' and some 6 milies away Filia's name is contained in the village of '[[Filleigh]]'. Today, the dedication of both [[parish church]]es is to St. Paul.
+It was formerly believed by certain locals that Landkey was founded by Leon Freeman in 1586 as a settlement to escape from the [[Spanish Armada]]. This supposition is now categorised as a 'mistruth legend'.
+It is now widely accepted that the name of the village, Landkey, is derived from the ''Llan of Kea'', 'Llan' is the [[Southwestern Brythonic language|south-western Brythonic]] for an area of ground around a church or chapel, staying as 'llan' in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] and later developing as 'lann' in [[Cornish language|Cornish]], which in this case was [[Saint Kea]]'s hermitage.
+Kea and a brother Celtic monk, Filia, are known to have worked together in the evangelisation of these parts, probably in the late 5th century. The coming of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] often caused the changing of [[Celtic Christianity|Celtic church]] dedications to those of more universally accepted and known saints. However, place names are more difficult to change. Thus Saint Kea's name persists in the village name of 'Landkey' and some 6 miles away Filia's name is contained in the village of '[[Filleigh]]'. Today, the dedication of both [[parish church]]es is to St. Paul.
 ==St Paul's Church==
-[[Image:Dev-landkey-l.jpg|thumb|right|200px|St Paul's Church, Landkey]]Landkey church, dedicated to [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]], is an attractive building, entirely late 15th century, except for the [[chancel]] which was rebuilt in 1870. The interior is plastered and whitened throughout, with ceiled and bossed roofs, and possesses an elegant early [[perpendicular]] [[baptismal font|font]] dating from c.1400. The North aisle contains three stone effigies of the Beaupels, who held the manor of Landkey under the [[Bishop of Exeter]].
+<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Dev-landkey-l.jpg|thumb|right|200px|St Paul's Church, Landkey]] -->Landkey church, dedicated to [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]], is an attractive building, entirely late 15th century, except for the [[chancel]] which was rebuilt in 1870. The interior is plastered and whitened throughout, with ceiled and bossed roofs, and possesses an elegant early [[perpendicular]] [[baptismal font|font]] dating from c.1400. The North aisle contains three stone effigies of the Beaupels, who held the manor of Landkey under the [[Bishop of Exeter]].
-The small South transept is the Acland Chapel, and contains a fine coloured monument to Sir Arthur Acland (1610) and his wife. The Aclands, one of the most notable of Devon families, originated at [[Acland Barton]], from which they took their name in [[Henry II of England|Henry II]]'s time. They continued to own it until 1945, when Sir Richard Acland sold it to the tenant. The parish now forms part of the "Benefice of Swimbridge with West Buckland and Landkey"; the current incumbent is the Revd. Peter Bowers.
+The small South transept is the Acland Chapel, and contains a fine coloured monument to [[Arthur Acland (died 1610)|Sir Arthur Acland]] (d.1610) and his wife. The Aclands, one of the most notable of Devon families, originated within the parish at [[Acland, Landkey|Acland Barton]], from which they took their name in the time of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II]] (1154-1189). They continued to own it until 1945, when Sir Richard Acland sold it to the tenant. Sir Arthur Acland (d.1610) purchased the estate of [[Killerton]] some 32 miles to the south, where the family later were seated. The parish now forms part of the "Benefice of Swimbridge with West Buckland and Landkey"; the current incumbent is the Revd. Peter Bowers.
 == Mazzard Fruit ==
-Landkey is also famous{{According to whom|date=February 2013}} for its [[Mazzard fruit]] which was discovered by local farmers in the early 1900s. Landkey Parish Council have rescued Mazzard trees from the brink of extinction. The variety of sweet cherry was once common in North Devon, but had almost died out. The parish council won a £35,000 matching grant through the [[Countryside Agency]]'s [[Millennium Green]] project to pave the way for creating a {{convert|2|acre|m2|adj=on}} orchard as part of a wider Millennium Green project.
+Landkey is noted for its variety of sweet cherry called [[Mazzard fruit]] which was discovered by local farmers in the early 1800s. Landkey Parish Council have rescued Mazzard trees from the brink of extinction; they were once common in North Devon, but had almost died out. The parish council won a £35,000 matching grant through the [[Countryside Agency]]'s [[Millennium Green]] project to pave the way for creating a {{convert|2|acre|m2|adj=on}} orchard as part of a wider Millennium Green project.
-All the 2&nbsp;ft-high saplings were bought from Thornhayes Nursery at [[Cullompton]]  had also grafted the precious{{According to whom|date=February 2013}} mazzard buds onto infant trees. All the mazzards- prunus avium  - in varieties Greenstem Black, Black Bottler, Dun Small Black and Hannaford are thriving on the picturesque{{According to whom|date=February 2013}} {{convert|6|acre|m2|adj=on}} green.
+All the 2&nbsp;ft-high saplings were bought from Thornhayes Nursery at [[Cullompton]], who also grafted the mazzard buds onto infant trees. All the mazzards - prunus avium - in varieties ''Greenstem Black, Black Bottler, Dun Small Black'' and ''Hannaford'' are thriving on the {{convert|6|acre|m2|adj=on}} green.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313121333/http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/ETV/regional/southWest/mazzardTreesInNorthDevon.asp]
-[http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/ETV/regional/southWest/mazzardTreesInNorthDevon.asp]
 ==Venn Quarry==
+Venn Quarry is located in open countryside 3&nbsp;km to the south-east of Barnstaple. It lies to the north of Codden Hill, equidistant between the villages of Bishops Tawton and Landkey. It produced a high [[Partial specific volume|PSV]] gritstone, for which there is an increasingly important market for [[wearing courses]] in road making and repair. In addition, the quarry also produced aggregates for the construction industry and materials for a concrete batching plant located at the eastern end of the site. Quarrying for gritstone commenced at Venn in the 1930s, which predated the introduction of the [[Town and Country Planning Act 1947]], and it was in continuous operation thereafter. There have been a number of planning permissions granted for extensions to both the working area and for mineral waste tipping.
-Venn Quarry is located in open countryside 3&nbsp;km to the south-east of Barnstaple. It lies to the
-north of Codden Hill, equidistant between the villages of Bishops Tawton and Landkey. It produces a high PSV gritstone, for which there is an increasingly important market for wearing courses in road making and repair. In addition, the quarry also produces aggregates for the construction industry and materials for a concrete batching plant located at the eastern end of the site. Quarrying for gritstone commenced at Venn in the 1930s, which predated the introduction of the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 and it has been in continuous operation since. There have been a number of planning permissions granted for extensions to both the
-working area and for mineral waste tipping.
-Venn Quarry was mothballed on the 8th of September 2006.
+Venn Quarry was mothballed on 8 September 2006.
 ==Buildings and landmarks==
+These include:
-Landkey is famous for many well known buildings and landmarks, these include:
+* Ladybirds Daycare
 * The Castle Inn
-* Ring o' Bells
+* Ring o' Bells (now closed, converted to housing)
 * St Paul's Church
 * Venn Quarry
-* Post Office
+* Post Office (closed)
+* Willows Tea Room
-* Landkey Primary School
+* Village Shop (closed)
+* Landkey Community Primary Academy
 * Codden Hill
+* Landkey Millennium Green
-*The Jennings household
-In 1987, it was suggested that Landkey should be demolished. However, such plans were thwarted by local protestors, and the council decided to expand the village instead.
 ==Former residents==
 * [[John Gay]] (1685–1732)
 * [[Temple Sandford]] (1877–1942)
+== See also ==
+*[[Annery kiln]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|Landkey}}
-* [http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched/ixbin/hixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110563 Landkey Community Page]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312180135/http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched%2Fixbin%2Fhixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110563 Landkey Community Page]
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/primary_schools/html/878_2236.stm Landkey Primary School League Table]
-*[http://millenniumgreen.wikia.com/wiki/Landkey Landkey Millennium Green- home of Mazzard fruit]
-== See also ==
-*[[Annery kiln]]
 {{Settlements in North Devon}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{coord|51|4|N|4|0|W|type:city_region:GB_source:openstreetmap(227310884)|display=title}} <!-- Openstreetmap coordinates (51.062648, -4.007315) linked to description:
-village Landkey in Devon (which is about 4km south-east of city Barnstaple in England, Devon) found  -->
 [[Category:Villages in Devon]]
+[[Category:Former manors in Devon]]
+[[Category:Civil parishes in Devon]]
+[[Category:North Devon]]

v t e Towns, villages (and most populous hamlets) in North Devon
	Major Civil Parishes	Barnstaple Braunton (Saunton · Knowle) Fremington (Bickleton · Yelland) Ilfracombe (Chambercombe · Hele/Hele Bay · Lee/Lee Bay · Higher and Lower Slade · Lincombe)
	Mid-population Civil Parishes	Atherington Berrynarbor Bishop's Nympton Bishop's Tawton Bratton Fleming Brayford (Charles) Burrington Chittlehampton (most of Umberleigh) Chulmleigh (Cheldon · Colleton · Colleton Mills · Elstone · Cadbury Barton · Week) Combe Martin East and West Buckland Georgeham (Croyde · North Buckland · Putsborough · Pickwell) Goodleigh Heanton Punchardon (Chivenor · Wrafton) Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey Instow King's Nympton Landkey Lynton and Lynmouth (Barbrook · Cherrybridge · Dean · East Ilkerton · West Lyn · Furzehill) Marwood Mortehoe (Woolacombe) North Molton Shirwell South Molton Swimbridge Tawstock (Chapelton · Harracott · Hiscott) West Down Witheridge
	Lowest population	Arlington Ashford Bittadon Brendon and Countisbury (Brendon · Countisbury · Leeford · Malmsmead) Challacombe Chittlehamholt East Anstey (Yeo Mill · Oldways End) East Down (Churchill East Worlington Filleigh (Shallowford) George Nympton Kentisbury Knowstone (Roachill) Loxhore Mariansleigh (Alswear) Martinhoe Meshaw Molland Parracombe (Bodley · East Middleton · Heale · Prisonford · Church Town · Blackmoor Gate) Pilton (West) Queen's Nympton Rackenford (Creacombe) Romansleigh Rose Ash Satterleigh and Warkleigh Stoke Rivers Trentishoe Trimstone Twitchen West Anstey Westleigh