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Ashreigney

Village in Devon, England

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Ashreigney is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, about 15 miles (24 km) south of the town of Barnstaple. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 446, compared to 540 in 1901.

The church is mostly fifteenth century and has a medieval font. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book.

Within the parish is the small settlement of Riddlecombe, which was a medieval manor.

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