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Marwood, Devon
Marwood is a village and civil parish in North Devon, England, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Barnstaple.[1] Hamlets in the parish include Patsford, Middle Marwood, Whiddon, Milltown, Muddiford, Guineaford, Kingsheanton, Prixford, and the southern part of Bittadon.[2] An electoral ward with the same name exists whose population at the 2011 census was 1,879.[3] The church of St Michael and All Angels at Marwood was begun in the 13th century and is a Grade I listed building.[4][5] The village contains 20 acres (81,000 m2) of ornamental gardens open to the public, known as Marwood Hill Gardens. The gardens were developed by Jimmy Smart, who died in 2002.[6] On an island in the middle lake at Marwood Hill Gardens[7] is a sculpture of a mother and children by John Robinson, who also sculpted the font-cover in the 13th-century church at Marwood. A bronze sculpture of two swans arising from the lower lake was created by Jonathan Cox.[citation needed] References
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