Monkleigh
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Monkleigh is a village, parish and former manor in north Devon, England. It is situated miles north-west of Great Torrington and south-east of Bideford. It forms part of the Monkleigh and Littleham electoral ward. The population at the 2011 census was 1,488.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Monkleigh is referenced by 185 other articles, and connects out to Holsworthy, Halwill and England.
It sits within the topics Civil parishes in Devon, Torridge District and Villages in Devon.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Torridge
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- Monkleigh - across the fields - geograph.org.uk - 667182.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Monkleigh
- UK place.official_name
- Monkleigh
- UK place.shire_district
- Torridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- MONKLEIGH
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX39
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01805
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS4520
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torridge and West Devon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Torridge
- Population
- 379
- Image
- Monkleigh Church - geograph.org.uk - 81999.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01805
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- Monkleigh
- postal code
- EX39
- OS grid reference
- SS4520
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- History
- Monastery
- Monkleigh manor
- Annery, historic estate
- Church of St George
- Other historic buildings
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Monkleigh is a village, parish and former manor in north Devon, England. It is situated miles north-west of Great Torrington and south-east of Bideford. It forms part of the Monkleigh and Littleham electoral ward. The population at the 2011 census was 1,488.
==Etymology== The name of the village, Monkleigh, originates from the Old English "Munckenelegh", used in 1244 to describe a "wood or clearing of the monks", referring to a 12th-century property owned by the Montacute Priory. The area was previously named "Lega" in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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