Summary
Kenton is a village and civil parish located near Exeter, the county town of Devon, England. It has one restaurant, a hairdresser, a primary school, a mediaeval church and is near Powderham Castle.
| Kenton | |
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  Kenton Location within Devon | |
| Population | 1,005 (2011) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EXETER |
| Postcode district | EX6 |
| Dialling code | 01626 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The centre of the village was rebuilt in brick immediately after a fire on 16 April 1856 which destroyed 24 dwellings.[1][2]
The 14th-century All Saints Church is built of red sandstone with arcades of Beer stone. John Betjeman judged it to be "the full-aisled Devon plan at its best", with a "handsome" tower, and praised the rood screen, which retains ancient colour, and the figure-paintings. The pulpit is medieval; the reredos is by Charles Eamer Kempe.[3]
Exeter's first woman councillor, Edith Splatt, was born here.[4]
The tower clock, installed in 1900, chimes on the hours and the quarters throughout the day and night; in 2021 it was muffled when Teignbridge Council determined that it exceeded legally permitted noise levels.[5] The adjacent almshouses were built in 1875.[1]
Twin towns edit
References edit
- ^ a b Bond, Ann (2012). "The 'Great Fire' of Kenton and the Victorian Rebuilding: the making of a distinctive architectural heritage". Aspects of Devon History. Devon History Society. pp. 265–77. ISBN 978-0-903766-02-9.
- ^ "Kenton history and heritage". Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Betjeman, John, ed. (1968). Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the South. London: Collins. p. 162.
- ^ "Splatt, Miss Edith | Devon History Society". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Kenton church clock muffled after noise complaint". BBC News. 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Le comité de Jumelage" (in French). saintlambertdulattay.fr. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Jumelage" (in French). linkebeek.info. Retrieved 12 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
Media related to Kenton at Wikimedia Commons