Trentishoe is a village and civil parish in North Devon, England. The parish lies on the coast of the Bristol Channel. The village is 5 miles (8 km) east of Combe Martin, at an elevation of 180 metres, separated from the coast by high cliffs.
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The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Trendesholt. The name is of Old English origin, and appears to mean "hill-spur of a circular hill named Trendel".[1]
Parish church
editThe small parish church is dedicated to St Peter. The church dates from the 15th century, and is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
It is in the Shirwell deanery of the Church of England. James Hannington, a future saint and a martyr, took charge of the parish church in 1873.
Trentishoe free festivals
editIn 1973 a small ecologically-themed free rock festival was held on a clifftop site near Trentishoe, titled the Trentishoe Whole Earth Fayre (possibly following a minuscule 1972 festival of which records are sparse). The 'International Times', in 1973, noted "The Trentishoe bash, kicking off on July 9th and running for a couple of weeks, looks like kindling a similar flame to that ignited by the Glastonbury Fayre".[3] The organisers of the 1973 event were Greg Haynes, Mike Tanner, Dave Mackay and Norman with music arranged by Greasy Truckers and Bath Arts Workshop.[4] Bands included Hawkwind, Pink Fairies and Magic Muscle. A follow-up event took place in 1975, and another under the same name but at a different location in 1976.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Trentishoe", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521168557
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1325745)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ International Times - IT158 - 1973 Festivals 'Whither the Million Dollar Bash'
- ^ Trentishoe 1973
- ^ "Trentishoe Free festivals 1973-76".
- ^ Michael Clarke (1982) - The Politics of Pop Festivals, pp 92-94
External links
editMedia related to Trentishoe at Wikimedia Commons
51°13′N 3°57′W / 51.217°N 3.950°W