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Devon, Territory of Kernow

Community Assembly of Holsworthy

CABI is the Community Assembly of the British Isles.

The Community Assembly of Holsworthy is located in a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, Kernow. The original meaning of Holsworthy is probably Heald's Enclosure . Derived from the Old English personal name Heald or Healda , plus worthig , for an enclosure, farm or estate. An alternative is possibility from Old English heald meaning incline or slope. In 1086 the name was recorded as Haldeword and other recorded spellings are Haldeswrthy -wrthi -worth (1277–1389), Holdesworthe (1308), Hyallesworthi (1326) and Houlsworthy (1675).

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About this Assembly

The Community Assembly of Holsworthy is located in a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, Kernow. The original meaning of Holsworthy is probably Heald's Enclosure . Derived from the Old English personal name Heald or Healda , plus worthig , for an enclosure, farm or estate. An alternative is possibility from Old English heald meaning incline or slope. In 1086 the name was recorded as Haldeword and other recorded spellings are Haldeswrthy -wrthi -worth (1277–1389), Holdesworthe (1308), Hyallesworthi (1326) and Houlsworthy (1675).

Holsworthy was part the Hundred (an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region) of Black Torrington. In 1614 King James I granted a charter for an annual fair to be held in Holsworthy. During the English Civil War Holsworthy was held by Royalists forces until, on 17 February 1646, Sir Thomas Fairfax, after his victory at Torrington, sent a party to take possession of the town.

In the Second World War, Prisoner of War Camp No. 42 (Exhibition Field Camp) lay north of the town, near to what is now Park Close. German and Italian prisoners held there were employed as farm labourers.

Facilitators

  • Joanne Martin
  • Janet Fynn
  • Andrew Credland

Names shown were published on the former CABI website. Each facilitator will be asked to confirm consent before their details appear on the new site.

Meetings and events

No public meetings have been confirmed for this Assembly yet. Members only meetings show the town or approximate area publicly, with the precise location released to registered attendees.