Berry Narbor
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| Berrynarbor shown within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | SS5647 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Berrynarbor is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 749, increasing to 802 at the 2011 census. The village is located near Exmoor and is about three miles east of Ilfracombe. It is also the neighbour of Combe Martin.
The village contains a small school, Berrynarbor VC Primary School which is voluntary controlled, and a voluntary controlled and run village shop. Other shops in the village's area are on the Mill Park camp-site and, during the summer, on Watermouth Valley Camping Park, which is on the scenic walk to Watermouth Harbour. There are two pubs: Ye Olde Globe which is a character village pub, and The Sawmill Inn which is on the outskirts of the village. There are guest houses and tearooms, along with the St Peter's Church in the main village square and Watermouth Castle.
St Peter's Church has a 15th-century tower, a 17th-century lychgate and a Norman font. The church tenor bell was recently restored through donations from the village and can now be heard every Sunday morning during the church service.
The Berrie family were lords of the manor of "Berrie Nerbert" in the 17th century, as the inscriptions on the two tablets under the Berrie mural monument witness. The tablet underneath to the left is inscribed:
"Here lyeth enterred the body of Richard Berrie Esq.r Lord of this Manour of Berrie Nerbert. A man of much wisdom and gravitie hee maryed to his first wife Mary daughter of S.r William Kirkham of Blackdon in this countie of Devon, knight, but by her had noe [no] issue. And to his second wife he maryed [married] Dorothey eldest daughter of George Turvile of Aston Flamvil in the countie of Leycester, Esq."
The family of Kirkham were of ancient origin, seated at Pinhoe near Exeter, at Blagdon in the parish of Paignton and at Collaton St Mary, near Paignton. Sir John Kirkham of Pinhoe was Sheriff of Devon in 1523. His second son was Richard Kirkham, father of Sir William Kirkham who married into the family of Tichborne of Hampshire. Thomas Kirkham of Blagdon, Clovelly was the father of George Kirkham, MP for Devon 1525-82. The tablet underneath to the right is inscribed:
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