Jacobstowe

 ( Civil Parishes In Devon ) 

Jacobstowe is a village and civil parish on the west bank of the River Okement, about north of Okehampton in the West Devon district of Devon, England.

The village is in the A3072 road that links Copplestone with Inwardleigh, at the junction where it is joined by the B3216 road from Hatherleigh. National Cycle Route 27 and the Tarka Trail public footpath pass through the village.

The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 194.

There was never a pub here as many people believe.

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Parish church The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St James date from the 12th century. The building was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, and restored in 1902–03. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The west tower has a Change ringing of five bells. The fourth bell was cast in Exeter in about 1499. The Pennington family of Bellfounding of Stoke Climsland, Cornwall cast the second bell in 1781 and the tenor in 1807. Llewellins and James of Bristol cast the third bell in 1884. John Taylor & Co of Loughborough cast the treble in 1904.

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External links

• Exbourne with Jacobstowe

A new website for St James Church Jacobstowe can be found here

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