Martinhoe

Martinhoe is a small settlement and civil parish in North Devon district of Devon, England. Martinhoe is within the Exmoor National Park, the smallest National Park in England. In the 2011 census Martinhoe Parish was recorded as having a population of 159. Martinhoe is in the Combe Martin ward, for elections to the district council. Martinhoe's local government takes the form of a parish meeting and as such has no parish council nor elected parish councillors.

The northern boundary of the parish is the coast of the Bristol Channel, along which goes the South West Coast Path. The neighbouring parishes are Lynton and Lynmouth to the east, Parracombe to the south, Kentisbury to the south west, and Combe Martin to the west.

The parish church of St Martin dates in part from the late 13th or early 14th century and is Grade II* listed. It is in the Diocese of Exeter, and services are held once a month. The boundaries of the church consist of Devon hedges.

There are 16 listed buildings in the parish, all at Grade II except the church. The Beacon Roman fortlet, above the coast to the north west of the village, was occupied for a short time in the first century AD and was excavated in the 1960s. The fort can only be accessed from the South West Coast Path and not from the Martinhoe settlement itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinhoe

Martinhoe Parish Meeting:

http://democracy.northdevon.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=286 

Lockdown Necessities:

https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/coronavirus/communities-and-voluntary-sector-support/community-support-in-your-local-area/martinhoe/ 

Weather:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcj72t6mp (Lynton Youth Hostel)

OpenStreetMap:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Martinhoe#map=14/51.2215/-3.9094 

Devon County Council Map Viewer

Information on Devon's environment has been mapped on our Environment Viewer. These maps give access to spatial (geographic) data for Devon on a wide range of topics.

http://map.devon.gov.uk/dccviewer/?bm=Aerial2015Onwards&layers=Ecology%20%2F%20Geology;-1&activeTab=Ecology %2f Geology&extent=262642;144388;272848;151062

Genuki:

GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.

 https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Martinhoe 

Tithe Map:

The tithe maps and apportionments are an important source of information about the history and topography of a parish. They provide details of land ownership and occupation, and the type of cultivation of the land, and are often the earliest complete maps of parishes. 

https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/martinhoe/ 

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