Rockbeare

Rockbeare
St Mary with St Andrew, Rockbeare
Rockbeare is located in Devon
Rockbeare
Rockbeare
Location within Devon
Population914 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid referenceSY0242295464
• London196 mi (315 km)
Civil parish
  • Rockbeare
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townExeter
Postcode districtEX5
Dialling code01392
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://rockbeareparishcouncil.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°45′00″N 3°23′00″W / 50.75°N 3.383333°W / 50.75; -3.383333

Rockbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of the county of Devon, England, located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter. "Whilst the name has nothing to do with either 'rocks' nor 'bears', it simply means 'rooks in the grove (of trees)'."[2][3] "The parish comprises the hamlets of Marsh Green, Pithead, Allercombe, and Little Silver". The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the high road from Honiton to Exeter, and is an agricultural town.[2] The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with about 200 acres of common.[2] According to the 2011 Census there were 431 males and 483 females living in the parish.[4] "Rockbeare is written within the Broadclyst ward and electoral division, which is in the constituency of East Devon County Council".[5]

"Rockbeare has a grade II* listed church dedicated to St Mary with St Andrew, Rockbeare[6] and a football club called Rockbeare Rangers FC.[7] Rockbeare Manor is a grade I listed building.[8]

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ^ a b c "Rockbeare 1868". genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Rockbeare 1868". genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Rockbeare Key Statistics". Neighborhood statistics. Office for national statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ StreetCheck. "Interesting Information for Rockbeare, Exeter, EX5 2LU Postcode". StreetCheck. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ "St Mary with St Andrew, Rockbeare".
  7. ^ "Club website features for sports clubs".
  8. ^ Historic England. "ROCKBEARE MANOR INCLUDING TERRACES ADJOINING TO SOUTH (1203803)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2014.