St Andrew's Church is a ruined Grade II* listed building.[7] There is a school in Malborough called Malborough With South Huish Church Of England Primary School.[8] South Huish Reserve is located in a shallow valley cut off from the sea by the dunes behind South Milton Sands and is in the ownership of the National Trust which took ownership in 2011. Devon Birds has managed it since 1994.[9] There are 27 listed buildings in South Huish.[10]
History
The name "Huish" means household.[11] South Huish was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hewis/Heuis[12] and had a population of 12,[13] both South Huish and Galmpton had Ralph as a holder.[14] Alternative names for South Huish are "Huish South" and "Huish".[15] The parish was historically in the Stanborough hundred.[16] The site of a submarine forest was uncovered in 1923.[17]