Hemyock | |
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Village | |
.jpg) St Mary's parish church, with the parish war memorial in the foreground | |
  Hemyock  Hemyock | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 3°14′W / 50.917°N 3.233°W | |
| Country | England |
| County | Devon |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,519 |
| Time zone | UTC+0:00 (GST) |
| Website | hemyock |
Hemyock (/ˈhɛmiɒk/) is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is about 8 miles north-west of Honiton and 5 miles (8 km) south of the Somerset town of Wellington. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,519.[1] Hemyock is part of the electoral ward of Upper Culm. The population of this ward at the above census was 4,039.[2] The River Culm flows through Hemyock. Hemyock was the former home of the St Ivel dairy processing plant, formerly where the butter-spreads 'St Ivel Gold' and 'Utterly-Butterly' were produced before being moved to a factory in the north of England.[citation needed]
Hemyock was also the birthplace of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. The first Young Culm Farmers Club in England began here in 1921, and it continues to prosper as the Culm Valley Young Farmers Club.[citation needed]
Hemyock is the largest village on the Blackdown Hills, which is now designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The parish has an area of about 2350 hectares, and lies on the NW of the Blackdown Hills. Its northern boundary forms part of the Devon – Somerset border, and clockwise from there, it is surrounded by the Devon parishes of Clayhidon, Dunkeswell, Uffculme and Culmstock.[3]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Upper Culm ward 2011". Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.