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Satterleigh and Warkleigh

Civil parish in Devon, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Satterleigh and Warkleigh
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Satterleigh and Warkleigh is a civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 170.[1]

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History

The parish was created in 1894, combining the two previous parishes of the same names.[2]

Several locational surnames were derived from Satterleigh. Some of those include Saturley, Saturleigh, Saterleigh, Saterleye, Satterlie, Satterlee, Satterleigh, Satterley, and Satterly.[3][4][5]

Governance

A combined parish council serves Satterleigh and Warkleigh and the neighbouring parish as the Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council.[6][7]

Geography

The neighbouring parishes are Chittlehampton to the north, King's Nympton to the east, Chittlehamholt to the south, and High Bickington in Torridge district to the west.[8]

Landmarks

St Peter's Church, Satterleigh is a Grade I listed redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[9][10] St John the Evangelist Church, Warkleigh is Grade II* listed.[11] Both churches are part of the South Molton Mission, in the Diocese of Exeter.[12][13][14][15]

There are 35 listed buildings in the parish, all at Grade II except the two churches.[16]

References

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