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Our ten favourite Devonshire place names
When it comes to the names of towns and villages, no one does it quite like the west country. Across the south west there are a number of incredibly strange sounding names, some of which don't sound anything like how they look and as we aren't able to go searching for these names at the moment, we thought we'd bring our ten favourites to you!
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Cruwys Morchard
No, that isn't Welsh! It is located in Mid Devon, near Tiverton!
Yes, NO MAN'S LAND. This is a hamlet with a population of less than 200 people and is also in the Mid Devon area.
Frithelstockstone
A village that is definitely not pronounced how it is spelt, Frithelstockstone is known locally as Frizzelstock.
Germansweek
Located in West Devon, Germansweek is home to St Germanus Church.
Tamerton Foliot
You'll find this village in the Plymouth area.
This village is one of Devon's oldest, with references to it made in the Domesday Book.
Ipplepen
This village is in south Devon in the Teignbridge area.
Doddiscombsleigh
Though it might look like your starting tiles when playing Scrabble, this is actually a small hamlet on the outskirts of Exeter.
Chittlehamholt
Perhaps one of the smallest settlements in Devon, this village in North Devon was recorded as only having a population of 169 during the last census!
Whether or not any black dogs live there, we can't be certain, but it is one of the highest villages in the county!
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