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North Huish


North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about 8 miles south-west of the town of Totnes. The civil parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.

St Mary's Church, the parish church built in the 14th century, is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.

During the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199) the manor was held by John Damarell (Latinized to de Albamara), whose male descendants held it for many generations. It then passed to the Trenchard family and thence to Tremain (alias Tremayn) of Collacombe.

Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:

Coordinates: 50°24′N 3°49′W / 50.400°N 3.817°W / 50.400; -3.817


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