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Sheepstor

Village in Devon, England

Summary

Village in Devon, England

Field	Value
coordinates
country	England
official_name	Village of Sheepstor
population	53
population_ref	(Census 2001)
shire_county	Devon
shire_district	West Devon
region	South West England
os_grid_reference	SX560676
dial_code	01822
post_town	YELVERTON
postcode_area	PL
postcode_district	PL20
constituency_westminster	South West Devon
static_image	Sheepstor village.jpg
static_image_width	240px
static_image_caption	View of Sheepstor village
london_distance	184 mi
website	Sheepstor community page

Sheepstor is a village, civil parish and former manor on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. In 2001, its population was 53, down from 95 in 1901.{{Cite book |access-date=5 July 2010}} and for electoral purposes it is grouped with the same two parishes to form Burrator Ward.{{cite web |access-date=5 July 2010}} Burrator Reservoir, constructed in 1898, is to the north of the village and forms part of the northern boundary of the parish.

The name Sheepstor has evolved considerably since the first reference to a settlement here which was recorded in a pipe roll of 1168 as Sitelestorra. In a document of 1262, it was Skytelestor, Shittestorre in 1474, Shistor in 1547 and in c. 1620 Tristram Risdon called it Shetelstor now Shepstor.{{Cite journal

Manor

Heralds' Visitations]] of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.329</ref>

The manor of Sheepstor was held by the Scudamore family, whose heirs were the Elford family.

Sheepstor Church

The village church, dedicated to St Leonard, is built of granite and dates from the 15th century,

There are currently six bells in the church tower, five of which were cast in 1769, with a sixth hung in 1904; one of the older bells has inscribed on it the words 'I call the quick to church and the dead to grave'.{{cite web |access-date=30 June 2010 |access-date=30 June 2010

The church has been renovated several times, the most thorough of which was in 1861 at a cost of £590.

Sheeps Tor

Sheeps Tor, from which the village is named, is a prominent outcrop about half a mile north east of the village. The summit is 369m above sea level and it is one of the area's most prominent tors.

Sheepstor in popular culture

In 2010 Sheepstor was one of the filming locations for the Steven Spielberg film War Horse, and the village with its prominent church tower features in an aerial shot in the trailer for the film which was released on 29 June 2011.

References

[[John Lambrick Vivian. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]], (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the [[Heraldic visitation. Heralds' Visitations]] of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.329
[[William Pole (antiquary). Pole, Sir William]] (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, [[Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet. Sir John-William de la Pole]] (ed.), London, 1791, p.338
[[Tristram Risdon. Risdon, Tristram]] (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.195
Charles Brooke]] and [[Charles Vyner Brooke]], the three [[White Rajahs]] of the [[Raj of Sarawak. Sarawak kingdom]], in modern-day [[Sarawak]] (now part of [[Malaysia]]), as well as [[Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke]], another member of the Brooke family. The graves of the Rajahs have been designated Grade II [[listed building. listed monuments]] by English Heritage.{{NHLE
"War Horse". War Horse official website.
Child, Ben. (29 June 2010). "War Horse trailer: is Spielberg's thoroughbred on track for an Oscar?". [[The Guardian]].

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