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Cheldon

Coordinates: 50°54′22″N 3°48′12″W / 50.906127°N 3.80337°W / 50.906127; -3.80337
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Cheldon
Cheldon is located in Devon
Cheldon
Cheldon
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSS733134
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
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Devon
50°54′22″N 3°48′12″W / 50.906127°N 3.80337°W / 50.906127; -3.80337

Cheldon is a village and former civil parish, 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Exeter,[1] now in the parish of Chulmleigh, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 32.[2]

Features

Cheldon has a church called St Mary with a 12th century font and 16th century bells.[3]

History

The name "Cheldon" means "Ceadela's hill".[4] Cheldon was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cadeldone/Cheledone/Cha(d)eledona.[5] The parish was historically in the Colyton hundred.[6] On 1 April 1986, the parish was abolished and merged with Chulmleigh.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Distance from Cheldon Barton [50.906127, -3.80337]". GENUKI. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Population Statistics Cheldon AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "St Mary Cheldon". Little Dart Churches. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cheldon Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Devonshire C-D". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. ^ "The North Devon (Parishes) Order 1986" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

Category:Villages in Devon Category:Former civil parishes in Devon Category:North Devon