Ermington, Devon

Infobox UK place
official_name= Ermington
country= England
region= South West England
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static_image_caption= Ermington as seen from West Strode Cross
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population= 850 (2001) [cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=793700&c=Ermington&d=16&e=15&g=437105&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210968805820&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=Parish Headcount|work=The Office for National Statistics|accessdate=2008-05-16]
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os_grid_reference= SX637531
latitude= 50.361020
longitude= -3.917140
post_town= IVYBRIDGE
postcode_area= PL
postcode_district= PL21
dial_code= 01752
constituency_westminster= South West Devon
civil_parish= Ermington
london_distance= mi to km|183|precision=0
shire_district= South Hams
shire_county= Devon
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Ermington is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon, England. The village is in the South Hams district and is twinned with the commune of Clécy, in Normandy, France. It is known well for its crooked church spire, which a pub has been named after.

History

Ermington was probably founded soon after 700 at which point the Saxons were in control. It appeared in the Domesday Book as a royal manor. Near the boundary of the parish there is a place, called Penquit, which has probably been continuously inhabited since the Celtic times of Dumnonia. Penquit was recorded in 1238 and is Celtic for "end of the wood". From the early 13th century a mansion at nearby Strashleigh was the seat of the Strashleigh family, until the family died out in 1583. Nearby Strode was inhabited by the Strode family from 1238 and probably earlier. Although, since the 15th century, their principal residence has been in Plympton. In the 14th century, its church, named after Saint Peter, was constructed and was later enlarged in the 15th century. [cite book|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/110511/1.html|first=W. G.|last=Hoskins|publisher=Phillimore|isbn=1860772706|year=2003|title=Devon]

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