Ashreigney

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.

Ashreigney
St James' church
Ashreigney
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSS6213
District
  • Torridge
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChulmleigh
Postcode districtEX18
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Torridge and West Devon

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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