Cheldon

Cheldon
Cheldon
	Cheldon Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SS733134
Civil parish	Chulmleigh;
District	North Devon;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Devon 50°54′22″N 3°48′12″W / 50.906127°N 3.80337°W
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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 Witheridge hundred.^[6] On 1 April 1986, the civil parish was abolished and merged with Chulmleigh.^[7]

References

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

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[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.

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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

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Cheldon Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SS733134
Civil parish	Chulmleigh
District	North Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°54′22″N 3°48′12″W / 50.906127°N 3.80337°W / 50.906127; -3.80337