Countisbury | |
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St John the Evangelist Church | |
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Devon | |
Population | 66 (2001 census) |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Countisbury [1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is on Exmoor, [2] roughly two miles east of Lynmouth along the A39. It has a church [3] and pub. [4] The National Trust owns the other buildings. [5] [6] In 2001 the parish had a population of 66.
On 1 April 2013 the parish was abolished and merged with Brendon to form "Brendon and Countisbury". [7]
Scholars [8] [9] now believe the Iron Age promontory fort of Wind Hill on Countisbury Hill was the site of the Battle of Cynuit in 878.
Countisbury | |
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St John the Evangelist Church | |
Location within
Devon | |
Population | 66 (2001 census) |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Countisbury [1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is on Exmoor, [2] roughly two miles east of Lynmouth along the A39. It has a church [3] and pub. [4] The National Trust owns the other buildings. [5] [6] In 2001 the parish had a population of 66.
On 1 April 2013 the parish was abolished and merged with Brendon to form "Brendon and Countisbury". [7]
Scholars [8] [9] now believe the Iron Age promontory fort of Wind Hill on Countisbury Hill was the site of the Battle of Cynuit in 878.