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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Devon, England}}
[[File:Sutcombe church - geograph.org.uk - 410250.jpg|thumb|300px|Sutcombe parish church]]▼
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'''Sutcombe''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] of [[Torridge]], [[Devon]], England. The parish, which lies about 5.5 miles north of the town of [[Holsworthy, Devon|Holsworthy]], is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of [[West Putford]], [[Abbots Bickington]], [[Milton Damerel]], [[Holsworthy Hamlets]] and [[Bradworthy]].<ref>{{cite web▼
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Sutcombe
| civil_parish = Sutcombe
| country= England
| region= South West England
|coordinates = {{coord|50|53|N|4|21|W|display=title|region:GB_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
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| shire_district= [[Torridge District|Torridge]]
| shire_county= [[Devon]]
| hide_services= Yes
| population =299
| population_ref = (2001 census)
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|static_image_caption=Sutcombe parish church
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▲'''Sutcombe''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] of [[Torridge District|Torridge]], [[Devon]], England. The parish, which lies about 5.5 miles north of the town of [[Holsworthy, Devon|Holsworthy]], is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of [[West Putford]], [[Abbots Bickington]], [[Milton Damerel]], [[Holsworthy Hamlets]] and [[Bradworthy]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf
|title=Map of Devon Parishes
|publisher=Devon County Council
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}}</ref> In 2001 its population was 299, compared to 351 in 1901.<ref name=H>{{Cite book
|last = Harris|first = Helen
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==Church of St Andrew==
The parish church in the village is dedicated to [[Saint Andrew]]. Although it has a 12th-century south doorway it mostly dates from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, having some ornate 16th-century [[pew|bench ends]] and late medieval floor-tiles from Barnstaple. It was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] by [[George Frederick Bodley|Bodley & Garner]] in 1876.<ref name=H /><ref name=P>{{cite book
|title=Devon (The Buildings of England
|author=Cherry, Bridget & [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, Nikolaus]]
|publisher=Penguin |location=Harmondsworth |year=1989
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== War Memorial ==
Thuborough in the south of the parish is now a farmhouse, but it was an estate mentioned in the [[Domesday]] Book of 1086. From about 1500 it belonged to the Prideaux family and was their mansion through the 16th and 17th centuries. The house retains details from this period.<ref name=H483>{{cite book ▼
A Latin cross memorial on a four stepped plinth commemorating the residents of Sutcombe who were killed or missing in [[World War I|The Great War 1914- 1918]] and [[World War II|World War 1939-1945]].
| last = Hoskins| first = W. G.| authorlink=William George Hoskins▼
[[File:Sutcombe War Memorial.jpg|left|thumb|Sutcombe War Memorial|259x259px]]
'''Plinth 4 Inscription'''
"IN MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918."
'''Plinth 3 Inscription'''
"(Names)"
'''Plinth 2 Inscription'''
"GOD GRANT REFRESHMENT LIGHT ETERNAL REST YOURS BE THE GREAT REWARD WHO PAID THE PRICE. ON US THE BURNING QUESTION BE IMPRESSED SHALL WE PROVE WORTHY OF THE SACRIFICE"
'''Plinth 1 Inscription'''[[File:Sutcombe Free Church Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Sutcombe Free Church Cemetery|325x325px]]"WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 (Names)"
== Free Church Cemetery ==
Maintained by donations and an annual grant from the Parish Council is Sutcombe Free Church Cemetery.
== Historic estates ==
===Thuborough===
▲[[Thuborough, Sutcombe|Thuborough]] in the south of the parish is now a farmhouse, but it was an estate mentioned in the [[Domesday]] Book of 1086. From about 1500 it belonged to a branch of the Prideaux family and was their
| title = A New Survey of England: Devon
| publisher = Collins| location = London
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{{Commons category|Sutcombe}}
{{Torridge}}
{{Devon parishes}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Villages in Devon]]
[[Category:Torridge District]]
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