Hockworthy

Hockworthy
St Simon and St Jude's church, Hockworthy
St Simon and St Jude's church, Hockworthy
Hockworthy
 Hockworthy shown within Devon
Population 174 (2011 UK Census)
DistrictMid Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTiverton and Honiton
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°58′00″N 3°22′05″W / 50.966621°N 3.36809°W / 50.966621; -3.36809

Hockworthy is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. Its name is Old English and means "Hocca's enclosure".[1] It has a church dedicated to St. Simon and St. Jude which was mostly rebuilt in 1865, and contains a Norman font.[2]

References

  1. Hesketh, Robert (2008). Devon Place Names. Bosiney Books. ISBN 9781899383986.
  2. "Hockworthy". Devon County Council. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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