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Huish Champflower

Only a third of a hectare of the parish lies within the National Park. Within the boundary there is no settlement, only Beverton Pond, where the River Tone rises.

Area: 1276ha; area in National Park 0.34ha

Population 2001 census: 240

County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Haddon

Meaning of place name: Huish comes from the Old English hiwisc, meaning a household. It comes from the Domesday hide, which was the land sufficient to support a family. The manor belonged to the Chanflurs family.

Beverton Pond

Beverton Pond, source of the River Tone

From 2001 census Huish Champflower Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.19 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 17.3 (with Clatworthy) 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 34.9 (with Clatworthy) 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 48/52 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household   2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 8.0 (with Clatworthy) 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census   +2 +4

church Cottage Huish Champflower

Church Cottage, Huish Champflower