Editing Heavitree (section)

==History==
The name appears in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Hevetrowa'' or ''Hevetrove'',<ref>It appears as ''Hevetrowa'' in the Exon Domesday, ''Hevetrove'' in the Exchequer copy.</ref> and in a document of c.1130 as ''Hefatriwe''. Its derivation is uncertain, but because of the known execution site at [[Livery Dole]], it is thought most likely to derive from ''heafod–treow'' ([[Old English language|old English]] for "head tree"), which refers to a tree on which the heads of criminals were placed,<ref>{{Cite journal
| author = Gover, J. E. B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F. M.
| journal = English Place-Name Society. Vol Ix. Part II.
| title = The Place-Names of Devon
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
|year = 1931
| pages = 439–40
}}</ref> though an alternative explanation put forward by [[W. G. Hoskins]] is that it was a meeting place for the [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred court]].<ref>Falla, 1983. p.2</ref>

The last executions for witchcraft in England took place at Heavitree in 1682, when the "[[Bideford witch trial|Bideford Witches]]" Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles, and Susanna Edwards were executed. (Local folklore used to associate the name with the aftermath of the [[Monmouth Rebellion]] of 1685, when [[Judge Jeffreys]] supposedly ran out of gibbets.){{citation needed|date=December 2011}} The last execution to take place here was in 1818, when Samuel Holmyard was hanged at the Magdalen Drop for passing a forged one pound note.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/executed.php
|title=Exeter's Executed
|publisher=Exeter Memories
|access-date=17 December 2011
|last=Cornforth|first=David}}</ref>

In the hundred years from 1801 to 1901, the population of Heavitree grew from 833 to 7,529, reflecting its assimilation into the expanding city of Exeter.<ref>Falla, 1983. p.9</ref> It first became an independent Urban District, but became a part of the city in 1913. Part of the historic district is still one of the [[ward (politics)|ward]]s for elections to the [[Exeter City Council|City Council]].

In 1911 the parish had a population of 10,950.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132393/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Heavitree AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref> On 1 October 1928 the parish was abolished and merged with Exeter, [[Pinhoe]], [[Topsham, Devon|Topsham]] and [[Alphington, Devon|Alphington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10132393|title=Relationships and changes Heavitree AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref>

[[File:St Michael and All Angels church, Heavitree (4) - geograph.org.uk - 1065240.jpg|thumb|[[St Michael and All Angels' Church, Heavitree, Exeter|The church of St Michael and All Angels]]]]
The expanding population necessitated the rebuilding of the small medieval church and the church of [[St Michael and All Angels' Church, Heavitree, Exeter|St Michael and All Angels]] was built in 1844–46 to the design of architect David Mackintosh. Its most imposing feature is the west tower, built in 1890 to the design of E. Harbottle. In 2002, a yew tree in the churchyard was included among the "  [[List of great British trees|50 Great British Trees]]" to celebrate the [[Golden Jubilee]] of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]. However, it is unlikely that this is the actual tree from which Heavitree gets its name.

The '''Heavitree Brewery''' was a local brewer, located in Heavitree; its history can be traced back to 1790.  It was the last brewery in Exeter to cease production, continuing until 1970, the brewery buildings were demolished in 1980.  The name continues in use as the owner of a chain of [[pub]]s in [[South West England]], and Heavitree Brewery PLC continues as a quoted company with its address in Exeter.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.heavitreebrewery.co.uk/about/history/ |website=Heavitree Brewery |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref><ref>[http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/EM/Exeter_Breweries.html Information about Exeter Breweries including the Heavitree Brewery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129203217/http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/EM/Exeter_Breweries.html |date=29 November 2006 }}</ref> There is also a linked [[charitable trust]].<ref>{{EW charity|name=Heavitree Brewery Charitable Trust|num=297801}}</ref>