| North Huish | |
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 North Huish, viewed from east, with the hills of Ugborough Moor (the southern tip of Dartmoor) behind, to the north | |
  North Huish Location within Devon | |
| Population | 360 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SX7156 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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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 (13 kilometres) south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish,[1] Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century.[2] The 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.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.[4]
During the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199) the manor was held by John Damarell[5] (Latinizedtode Albamara), whose male descendants held it for many generations. It then passed to the Trenchard family and thence to Tremain[6] (alias Tremayn) of Collacombe.[7]
Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:
