North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish,North Huish Parish Biodiversity Audit Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century. The parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.
St Mary's Church St Mary's Church, the parish church built in the 14th century, is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.
Manor During the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199) the manor was held by John DamarellPole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.300 "Northiwis" (Latinized to de Albamara), whose male descendants held it for many generations. It then passed to the Trenchard family and thence to TremainRisdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.179 (alias Tremayn) of Collacombe.Pole, p.300
Historic estates Within the parish are situated various historic estates including: Norreys,Pole, p.300 a seat of the le Norreys family until the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377),Risdon, p.179 when the heiress married Sir John Fortescue (fl.1422) of Shepham,Pole, p.301 Captain of the captured Castle of Meaux, north-east of Paris, following the Siege of Meaux during the Hundred Years' War. Boterford.Risdon, p.180 Black Hall, a seat of a junior branch of the Fowell family of nearby FowelscombePolwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., London, 1793, Vol.3, p.460 in the parish of Ugborough.
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