Salcombe Regis

Salcombe Regis is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sidmouth, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Mentioned in the Domesday Book as "a manor called Selcoma" held by Osbern FitzOsbern, bishop of Exeter, the manor house stood on the site now occupied by Thorn Farm. The thorn tree growing in an enclosure at the road junction above the farm marked the cultivation boundary between manor and common ground.[1] In 1951 the parish had a population of 869.[2] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Sidmouth.[3]

Not to be confused with Salcombe, the Devon town on the Kingsbridge Estuary.

Salcombe Regis
Salcombe Regis
Salcombe Regis is located in Devon
Salcombe Regis
Salcombe Regis
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSY148888
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSIDMOUTH
Postcode districtEX10
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The church of St Peter was built c. 1107 and restored in 1845. It contains monuments to the distinguished scientists Sir Ambrose Fleming and Sir Norman Lockyer, both buried there.[4]

See also

References
  1. Sidmouth, A History. Sidmouth, Devon:Sidmouth Museum, 1987 pages 14-15 ISBN 0-9512704-0-0
  2. "Population statistics Salcombe Regis CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. "Honiton Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. Sutton, Anna. A Story of Sidmouth. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Co., 1973 pages 157-159 ISBN 0-85033-113-7

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