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Hockworthy
St Simon and St Jude's church, Hockworthy
St Simon and St Jude's church, Hockworthy
Population174 (2011 UK Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Hockworthy is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. Its name is Old English and means "Hocca's enclosure".[1] It has a church dedicated to St. Simon and St. Jude which was mostly rebuilt in 1865, and contains a Norman font.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hesketh, Robert (2008). Devon Place Names. Bosiney Books. ISBN 9781899383986.
  2. ^ "Hockworthy". Devon County Council. Retrieved 2 November 2016.