Monkton is a village and civil parish on the River Otter, about 2 miles north east of Honiton railway station,[1] in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 169.[2] The parish touches Cotleigh, Upottery, Honiton, Offwell and Luppitt.[3] The parish is in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

Features

There are 5 listed buildings in Monkton.[5]

History

The name "Monkton" means 'Monks' farm/settlement'[6] and is likely to have been of Ango-Saxon origin.[7] The parish was historically in the Colyton hundred.[8] On the 24th of March 1884 an area from Combe Raleigh parish was transferred to the parish. The transferred area contained 4 houses in 1891.[9]

References

  1. ^ "History of Monkton in East Devon Map and description". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Monkton Parish (E04002973)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Monkton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Monkton Parish Council". Monkton Parish Council. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Listed Buildings in Monkton, East Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Monkton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Archaeological History". Monkton Parish Council. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Relationships and Changes Monkton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkton,_Devon
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