Hittisleigh
Hittisleigh ranks 21,781st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Savica, Bohinj, Formerum, and Down Hatherley. Memorable people born in Hittisleigh include Samuel Bellamy. Hittisleigh has been the birth place of many pirates. Hittisleigh is located in United Kingdom.
Hittisleigh is a small rural parish and village just north-east of Dartmoor in Devon. Once part of the ancient district of the Wonford Hundred, it is now administered by Mid Devon District Council and part of the Central Devon constituency. The name Hittisleigh may be derived from Hyttin's leah. Alternatively it may come from the Old English "hithisce" and have meant 'tenant's place or pasture'. Although difficult to date the initial settlement Hittisleigh is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Hittisleigh is known as the birthplace of Samuel Bellamy the eighteenth-century pirate. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1689, Hittisleigh was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Samuel Bellamy.
People Born in Hittisleigh
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hittisleigh were pirates (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history pirates have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hittisleigh, including Samuel Bellamy.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hittisleigh since 1700.
