Parkham
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Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Alwington, Littleham, Buckland Brewer, East Putford and Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 742, compared to 786 in 1901.
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- Locality
- Torridge
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- The church of St James at Parkham (geograph 3702315).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St James church
- UK place.official_name
- Parkham
- UK place.shire_district
- Torridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torridge and West Devon
- UK place.post_town
- Bideford
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX39
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01237
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS3821
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 800
- Image
- Parkham Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 643553.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01237
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- Commons category
- Parkham
- postal code
- EX39
- OS grid reference
- SS388213
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Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Alwington, Littleham, Buckland Brewer, East Putford and Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 742, compared to 786 in 1901.
The large parish church, dedicated to St James, is mostly 15th century, though it still has a Norman doorway and font. It was restored by R. W. Drew in 1875.
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