Deviock
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Deviock is a coastal civil parish in south-east Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) west of St Germans and straddles the valley of the River Seaton. The parish includes the settlements of Hessenford
, Seaton
and Downderry
and the population in the 2001 census
was 1341. The parish occupies an area of 2,108 hectares (approx 5,000 acres).
and Tideford
) were created in the 19th century. Deviock civil parish was created as recently as April 1997 from part of the former St Germans Parish; it also includes parts of St Martin-by-Looe
and part of Morval
.
:
churches in the parish, St Nicolas at Downderry and St Anne at Hessenford (which also has a church hall where the parish council meets). There is a primary school in the parish and two post office
s.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) west of St Germans and straddles the valley of the River Seaton. The parish includes the settlements of Hessenford
Hessenford
Hessenford is a small village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is four miles west of St Germans.Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford....
, Seaton
Seaton, Cornwall
Seaton is a village on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the River Seaton approximately three miles east of Looe and ten miles west of Plymouth. The village is in the civil parish of Deviock....
and Downderry
Downderry
Downderry is a coastal village in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated 18 miles west of Plymouth and one mile east of Seaton.Downderry has a long beach of light shingle. Dogs are allowed on the beach...
and the population in the 2001 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
was 1341. The parish occupies an area of 2,108 hectares (approx 5,000 acres).
History
The parish history of the St Germans area is complex and has been subject to much change. Two ecclesiastical parishes (HessenfordHessenford
Hessenford is a small village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is four miles west of St Germans.Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford....
and Tideford
Tideford
Tideford is a small village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is twinned with Plouguerneau in Brittany, France.Its name derives from its location on the River Tiddy, literally meaning "Ford on the River Tiddy". Tideford is not listed in the Domesday Book but the earliest settlement is...
) were created in the 19th century. Deviock civil parish was created as recently as April 1997 from part of the former St Germans Parish; it also includes parts of St Martin-by-Looe
St Martin-by-Looe
St Martin-by-Looe is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish is immediately east of the town and parish of Looe, seven miles south of Liskeard...
and part of Morval
Morval, Cornwall
Morval is a rural civil parish and hamlet in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is approximately two miles north of Looe and five miles south of Liskeard....
.
Government
Deviock civil parish has three electoral wardsWards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
:
- Hessenford (139 electors)
- Seaton (249 electors)
- Downderry (719 electors).
Community
There are two AnglicanAnglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
churches in the parish, St Nicolas at Downderry and St Anne at Hessenford (which also has a church hall where the parish council meets). There is a primary school in the parish and two post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
s.