South Huish

South Huish is a village and civil parish about 4 miles south west of Kingsbridge,^[2] in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish includes Galmpton and Hope Cove.^[3] According to the 2021 census the parish had a population of 459.^[4] The parish touches West Alvington, South Milton and Malborough.^[5] The parish is in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[6]

South Huish
St Andrew's Church
South Huish Location within Devon
Area	5.8897 km2 (2.2740 sq mi)
Population	459 (2021) [1]
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Civil parish	South Huish
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50.255378°N 3.8314498°W / 50.255378; -3.8314498

Features

St Andrew's Church is a ruined Grade II* listed building.^[7] There is a school in Malborough called Malborough With South Huish Church Of England Primary School.^[8] South Huish Reserve is located in a shallow valley cut off from the sea by the dunes behind South Milton Sands and is in the ownership of the National Trust which took ownership in 2011. Devon Birds has managed it since 1994.^[9] There are 27 listed buildings in South Huish.^[10]

History

The name "Huish" means household.^[11] South Huish was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hewis/Heuis^[12] and had a population of 12,^[13] both South Huish and Galmpton had Ralph as a holder.^[14] Alternative names for South Huish are "Huish South" and "Huish".^[15] The parish was historically in the Stanborough hundred.^[16] The site of a submarine forest was uncovered in 1923.^[17]