North Huish

North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish,^[1] Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century.^[2] The parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.

North Huish
North Huish, viewed from east, with the hills of Ugborough Moor (the southern tip of Dartmoor) behind, to the north
North Huish Location within Devon
Population	360 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SX7156
Civil parish	North Huish
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°24′N 3°49′W

St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church, the parish church built in the 14th century, is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[3] It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.^[4]

Manor

During the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199) the manor was held by John Damarell^[5] (Latinized to de Albamara), whose male descendants held it for many generations. It then passed to the Trenchard family and thence to Tremain^[6] (alias Tremayn) of Collacombe.^[7]

Historic estates

Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:

• Norreys,^[8] a seat of the le Norreys family until the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377),^[9] when the heiress married Sir John Fortescue (fl.1422) of Shepham,^[10] Captain of the captured Castle of Meaux, 25 miles (40 kilometres) north-east of Paris, following the Siege of Meaux during the Hundred Years' War.
• Boterford.^[11]
• Black Hall, a seat of a junior branch of the Fowell family of nearby Fowelscombe^[12] in the parish of Ugborough.

References

1. North Huish Parish Biodiversity Audit
2. "The Parish Boundaries". North Huish Parish Council. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. St Mary's Church, North Huish, Devon, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
4. Diocese of Exeter: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 4, retrieved 2 April 2011
5. Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.300 "Northiwis"
6. Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.179
7. Pole, p.300
8. Pole, p.300
9. Risdon, p.179
10. Pole, p.301
11. Risdon, p.180
12. Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., London, 1793, Vol.3, p.460

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