Hennock

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°36′53″N 3°39′11″W / 50.614830°N 3.6529289°W / 50.614830; -3.6529289

Hennock is a village and civil parish about 3 miles west north west of Chudleigh,^[1] in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1747.^[2] The parish touches Bovey Tracey, Kingsteignton, Christow, Chudleigh and Trusham.^[3]

Features

Hennock has a primary school.^[4] There are 47 listed buildings in Hennock.^[5]

History

The name "Hennock" means 'At the high oak-tree'.^[6] Hennock was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hanoch/Hainoc.^[7] The parish was historically in the Teignbridge hundred.^[8] On the 25th of March 1885 an area of the parish was transferred to the parish of Bovey Tracey. The transferred area contained 8 houses in 1891.^[9]

References

^ "History of Hennock, in Teignbridge and Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hennock Parish (1170213234)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Hennock". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Contack". Hennock Primary School. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Listed Buildings in Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Hennock Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Devonshire E-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Relationships and Changes Hennock AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 March 2019.