Monkleigh
Sign in to saveMonkleigh 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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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
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- Monkleigh - across the fields - geograph.org.uk - 667182.jpg
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- 240px
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- Monkleigh
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- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +379
- Image
- Monkleigh Church - geograph.org.uk - 81999.jpg
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Article
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
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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.
==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.