Newton Tracey is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey, in the North Devon district of Devon, England, on the B3232 road about 4 miles (6 km) south of Barnstaple.
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Church of St Thomas a Becket, Newton Tracey | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The Grade II* listed church of St Thomas à Becket dates from the 13th century. Its nave was remodelled in the 15th century when the tower was added, and the whole was restored in 1867–8.[1]
Civil parish
editOn 1 April 1986 the parish of Horwood was merged with Newton Tracey. On 9 January 1991, the new parish was renamed to "Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey".[2] In 1961 the civil parish of Newton Tracey (prior to the merge) had a population of 92.[3]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury (1253508)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Barnstaple Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Newton Tracey AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.