Gidleigh

Gidleigh
Gidleigh
Gidleigh shown within Devon
Population	428  (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SX671884
• London	196 miles (315 km)
Civil parish	Gidleigh
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTON ABBOT
Postcode district	TQ13
Dialling code	01647
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon
List of places UK England Devon 50°40′48″N 3°52′50″W / 50.6800°N 3.8806°W / 50.6800; -3.8806Coordinates: 50°40′48″N 3°52′50″W / 50.6800°N 3.8806°W / 50.6800; -3.8806

Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Gidleigh is located within Dartmoor National Park.

Historically the parish consisted of a number of farmsteads and associated cottages scattered around the focal point of Holy Trinity church (late C15-early C16, with some C17 windows and C19 additions) and the adjacent Gidleigh Castle, which is now in private hands. The population peaked at 180 in the mid 19th century. The 20th century saw the development of some substantial gentleman's residences - notably Gidleigh Park, which subsequently became a country house hotel - and the building of a village hall. The population is currently around the 130 mark. Gidleigh has never had a village shop, and residents rely on nearby Chagford for shops and other services.

Scorhill, one of the largest and best preserved stone circles in Devon, is near the village on Gidleigh Common.

Gidleigh is the setting for "The Mad Monk of Gidleigh" by Michael Jecks, which is set in 1323.

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