Deviock
Deviock is a rural civil parish in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom, centred on the village of Hessenford at location 50°23′28″N 4°23′02″W / 50.391°N 4.384°W).
The parish lies approx 3 miles (5 km) west of St Germans and is bounded to the south by the sea. It straddles the valley of the River Seaton and includes the settlements of Seaton, Cornwall and Downderry. The population of Deviock parish in the 2001 census was 1341.
Deviock civil parish has three electoral wards:
- Hessenford (139 electors)
- Seaton (249 electors)
- Downderry (719 electors).
The parish history of the St Germans area is complex and has been subject to much change. Two ecclesiastical parishes (Hessenford and Tideford) were created in the 19th century. Deviock civil parish was created as recently as April 1997 from part of the former St Germans Parish; it also includes parts of St Martins-by-Looe and part of Morval.
The Parish lies within the Caradon local government district of Cornwall and occupies an area of 2,108 hectares (approx 5,000 acres).
There are two Anglican churches in the parish, St Nicolas at Downderry and St Anne at Hessenford (which also has a church hall where the parish council meets). There is a primary school in the parish and two post offices.
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