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Parkham

Village in Devon, England

Summary

Village in Devon, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	The church of St James at Parkham (geograph 3702315).jpg
static_image_caption	St James church
coordinates
official_name	Parkham
shire_district	Torridge
shire_county	Devon
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	Torridge and West Devon
post_town	Bideford
postcode_district	EX39
postcode_area	EX
dial_code	01237
os_grid_reference	SS3821

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.{{cite web |access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102183100/http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=dead

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.{{cite book

Although there is a substantial farming community around Parkham, the majority of incomes are earned outside of the village. During the summer months tourism contributes to the economy through a number of guest houses in the area. In the centre of the village is a public house, The Bell Inn, that was refurbished in 2018 after a fire. There is also a butcher, G E Honey & Son. There is a Youth Club every Thursday in the Methodist chapel and every second Friday of the month in the village hall. Parkham has a primary school which is now federated with Buckland Brewer primary school and have around 90 pupils between them.

As of 2019, one bus route serves Parkham, the 372 Bradworthy – Barnstaple operated by Stagecoach, with 1–2 buses in each direction Monday to Friday.

Historic estates

The following historic estates are within the parish:

Halsbury, today a farmhouse called Halsbury Barton, long a seat of the ancient Giffard family.
Bableigh, seat of the Risdon family from the 13th to 18th centuries.

References

"372 Bradworthy–Barnstaple". Devon County Council.

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