| Drewsteignton | |
  Drewsteignton shown within Devon |
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| Population | 818 [1](2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 190 miles (306 km) |
| Parish | Drewsteignton |
| District | West Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EXETER |
| Postcode district | EX6 |
| Dialling code | 01647 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Torridge and West Devon |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
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A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements and places of interest in Devon, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. It is located in the Teign valley, 13 miles west of Exeter and 9 miles south east of Okehampton. The River Teign (tiːn is a river in the County of Devon, England. Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. Okehampton is a Town and Civil parish in Devon, England, at the northern edge of Dartmoor, on the River Okement. It is known for its attractive scenery, for its picturesque village centre, and for the nearby attractions of Castle Drogo and the beauty spot of Fingle Bridge. Castle Drogo is a Country house near Drewsteignton, Devon, England.
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History
Settlement in the area dates back to the Neolithic period. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Spinster's Rock at Shilston, within the parish, is a Bronze Age chambered tomb dating from around 3000BC, and there are stone circles of similar date in the area. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for A chamber tomb is a Tomb for Burial used in many different Cultures In the case of individual burials the chamber is thought to signify a higher status Later, an Iron Age hill fort, now known as Prestonbury Castle, was developed on the end of a prominent ridge. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement [2]
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Taintone", meaning a village beside the Teign. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey By the 13th century it was known as "Teyngton Drue", part of the name coming from a local landowner Drogo, also known as Drewe de Teignton. [3] In later years a myth developed, encouraged by the presence of the archaeological remains, that the "Drew" part of the name derived from the presence of druids, but there is no evidence to support this. A druid was a member of the priestly and learned class in the ancient Celtic societies
In mediaeval times, the village was relatively prosperous. It was important as a wool producing area, and there were also limestone quarries and a small tin mine. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Tin is a Chemical element with the symbol Sn (stannum and Atomic number 50 The village was a stopping place on the old road from Exeter to Okehampton. [4] Much of the village building is of granite, as is Fingle Bridge, over the Teign, which was built in the 16th or 17th century. [2] Historically the village formed part of Wonford Hundred. [5]
The parish church of Holy Trinity dates mostly from the 15th century, with some later rebuilding. [6] The village square adjoining the church may date from the original formation of the settlement. Census information indicates that Drewsteignton underwent prolonged depopulation through the 19th century, and many of its buildings have remained largely unchanged since then. The centre was designated as a conservation area in 1972. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded [4]
Among the village buildings is the Drewe Arms, a pub retaining many historic features. Previously known as The Druids' Arms, the name was changed in the 1920s when the Drewe family built Castle Drogo. The pub was managed by Mabel Mudge, originally with her husband, from 1919 until 1994 when she retired at the age of 99, the oldest pub landlady in the country. [7]
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Castle Drogo is a Country house near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. W G Hoskins CBE FSA ( May 22 1908 &ndash January 11 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first universityDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic