Huntshaw
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Huntshaw is a village and civil parish located two and a half miles NNE of Great Torrington
Great Torrington
Great Torrington is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below...

, in the Torridge
Torridge
Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Bideford. Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy, Great Torrington, Hartland and Westward Ho!. The Island of Lundy is administratively part of the District...

 district, in the county of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England. Huntshaw has a church called St. Mary Magdelene's Church which is Grade II* Listed. There is a mast in Huntshaw called Huntshaw Cross transmitting station
Huntshaw Cross transmitting station
Huntshaw Cross transmitting station is a telecommunications facility serving North Devonincluding the towns of Barnstaple and South Molton. It broadcasts television, radio and mobile telephone services. It is located on the B3232 road at Huntshaw, Great Torrington. Grid reference SS527220. The mast...

. The name Huntshaw is thought to originate from Honey Wood. Huntshaw was recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

 as Huneseue. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Huntshaw was 120, although it was 143 in 1901 and 212 in 1801, Huntshaw was in the Fremington
Fremington (hundred)
The hundred of Fremington was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative shires of Devon, England.The parishes in the hundred were:* Alverdiscott* Fremington* Great Torrington* Horwood* Huntshaw* Instow* Newton Tracey* Roborough...

 Hundred. Other features in Huntshaw include Huntshaw Barton and Huntshaw Mill Bridge which is Grade II listed, although some of it is in Weare Giffard CP.

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