Sampford Spiney

Sampford Spiney is a village and civil parish in the Walkham valley,^[1] about 4 miles east south east of Tavistock,^[2] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 117.^[3] The parish includes the hamlet of Woodtown. The parish borders Walkhampton, Whitchurch and Horrabridge.^[4]

Sampford Spiney
St Mary's Church
Sampford Spiney Location within Devon
Area	5.9239 km2 (2.2872 sq mi)
Population	117 (2011 census)
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Civil parish	Sampford Spiney
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50.533037°N 4.0709581°W / 50.533037; -4.0709581

Features

There are 26 listed buildings in Sampford Spiney,^[5] of which the church is Grade I listed.^[6]

History

Sampford Spiney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sandford/Sandforda.^[7] The name "Sampford" means 'Sandy ford', with the "Spiney" part being a family name of which the Spiney family held Sampford Spiney in the 13th century.^[8] On the 1st of October 1950 Horrabridge became a separate parish, the transferred area contained 135 acres.^[9] The parish was historically in the Roborough hundred.^[10]