| Stowford | |
|---|---|
 Stowford | |
  Stowford Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 303 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SX432869 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| 50°39′38″N4°13′11″W / 50.6606°N 4.2198°W /50.6606; -4.2198 | |
Stowford is a village andcivil parish in the district ofWest Devon in theEnglish county ofDevon. It is situated to the west ofDartmoor. Stowford is about 1 mile west of the village ofLewdown and about 11 miles south-west ofOkehampton in Devon and 7 miles east ofLaunceston in Cornwall.[2] The parish is very rural, and includes the hamlet of Sprytown.[3]
The parish church is dedicated toSt John the Baptist and is around 14th-15th century in date.[4] The church wasrestored and the north aisle rebuilt bySir Gilbert Scott in 1874.[4]
An ancient stone stands at the entrance to the churchyard. It stands 170 cm out of the ground, and contains an inscription dated to the 8th-11th century.[5] The inscription reads "GUNGLEI" or "GUG.LES" and is thought to be a personal name.[5]
TheHarris Baronetcy, of Stowford, near Launceston, in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 December 1673 forArthur Harris,Member of Parliament forOkehampton between 1671 and 1681. The Harris residence was atHayne House in the parish of Stowford. The title became extinct on his death in 1686.
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