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Sutcombe

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Sutcombe parish church Sutcombe is a village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about 5.5 miles north of the town of Holsworthy, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of West Putford, Abbots Bickington, Milton Damerel, Holsworthy Hamlets and Bradworthy. [1] In 2001 its population was 299, compared to 351 in 1901. [2] Contents 1 Church of St Andrew 2 War Memorial 3 Free Church Cemetery 4 Historic estates 4.1 Thuborough 5 References Church of St Andrew The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew. Although it has a 12th-century south doorway it mostly dates from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, having some ornate 16th-century bench ends and late medieval floor-tiles from Barnstaple. It was restored by Bodley & Garner in 1876. [2] [3] [4] War Memorial A Latin cross memorial on a four stepped plinth commemorating the residents ...

Holbeton

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Holbeton All Saints Church, Holbeton Holbeton Location within Devon Population 619 (2011) [1] Civil parish Holbeton District South Hams Shire county Devon Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town PLYMOUTH Postcode district PL8 Dialling code 01752 Police Devon and Cornwall Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western EU Parliament South West England UK Parliament East Devon List of places UK England Devon 50°20′06″N 3°56′56″W  /  50.335°N 3.949°W  / 50.335; -3.949 Coordinates: 50°20′06″N 3°56′56″W  /  50.335°N 3.949°W  / 50.335; -3.949 Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. Historically it formed part of Ermington Hundred. To the east of the village is an Iron age enclosure or hill fort known as Holbury. Holbeton is a considerable village set back from the wooded sho...

Moiety title

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Property law Part of the common law series Types Real property Personal property Acquisition Gift Adverse possession Deed Conquest Discovery Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Bailment License Alienation Estates in land Allodial title Fee simple Fee tail Life estate Defeasible estate Future interest remainder Concurrent estate Leasehold estate Condominiums Real estate Conveyancing Bona fide purchaser Torrens title Strata title Deeds registration Estoppel by deed Quitclaim deed Mortgage Equitable conversion Action to quiet title Escheat Future use control Restraint on alienation Rule against perpetuities Rule in Shelley's Case Doctrine of worthier title Nonpossessory interest Lien Easement Profit Usufruct Covenant Equitable servitude Related topics Fixtures Waste Partition Practicing without a license Property rights Mineral rights...

Prideaux Castle

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This article is about the Iron Age hillfort. For the Elizabethan stately home, see Prideaux Place. Coordinates: 50°22′08″N 4°43′50″W  /  50.3689°N 4.7305°W  / 50.3689; -4.7305 Prideaux Castle / ˈ p r ɪ d ɪ k s / is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated atop a 133 m (435 ft) high conical hill near the southern boundary of the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is also sometimes referred to as Prideaux Warren , Prideaux War-Ring , or Prideaux Hillfort . The site is a scheduled monument [1] and so protected from unauthorised works by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Contents 1 Physical description 2 Etymolgy 2.1 Cornish etymology 2.1.1 "Near the waters" 3 Prehistory 3.1 Bronze Age 3.2 Iron Age 4 History 4.1 Domesday 4.2 Pridis (Prideaux) stannary tithing 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Physical description The remain...

North Ostrobothnia

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Region in Ostrobothnia, Finland North Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta landskapet Norra Österbotten Region Flag Coat of arms Northern Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland Coordinates: 65°N 026°E  /  65°N 26°E  / 65; 26 Coordinates: 65°N 026°E  /  65°N 26°E  / 65; 26 Country Finland Historical province Ostrobothnia Capital Oulu Area  • Total 37,149.23 km 2 (14,343.40 sq mi) Population  • Total 403,287  • Density 11/km 2 (28/sq mi) Time zone UTC+2 (EET)  • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) ISO 3166 code FI-14 NUTS 1A2 Regional song Kymmenen Virran Maa (The Land of Ten Mighty Streams) Regional animal Stoat ( Mustela erminea ) Regional bird Common crane ( Grus grus ) Regional fish Common whitefish ( Coregonus lavaretus ) Regional flower Marsh Labrador tea ( Rhododendron tomentosum ) Regional rock Schist Website www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi North Ostrobothnia [1] (Finnish: Pohjois-P...