Ford, Chivelstone

Ford
Ford
	Ford Location within Devon
Civil parish	Chivelstone;
District	South Hams;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Devon 50°15′08″N 3°42′05″W / 50.252330°N 3.7014136°W

Ford is a hamlet about 6 miles from Stoke Fleming, in the civil parish of Chivelstone, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. Ford contains around a dozen houses and has a ruined chapel.^[1] In 1870-72 it had a population of 64.^[2]

History

Ford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Forde/Forda.^[3] Ford was also known as "Ford juxta Alington".^[4]

References

^ "Parish History". Chivelstone Parish Council. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ford". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Devonshire E-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Ford". Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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[1] "Parish History". Chivelstone Parish Council. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[2] "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ford". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[3] "Devonshire E-H". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[4] "Ford". Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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