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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MANATON, a village and a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon. The village stands on an eminence on the E side of Dartmoor, amid wild and beautiful scenery. 3&hf. miles S by W of Moreton-Hampstead r-station. The parish comprises 6,393 acres; and its Post town. is Moreton-Hampstead, under Exeter. Real property, £2,332. Pop., 415. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. The surface is studded with rocks and tors; includes some smgularly shaped hills; and abounds in romantic scenery. Many spots are attractive to tourists: some present features of rich beauty; and a little rivulet, called the Becky Fall, exhibits much Variety, diving for a time underground, running afterwards through a wooded dell, and then forming a fine cataract oVer a precipice of about 100 feet. Several small. tin mines are near the boundary. An enclosure of loose stones is at Grimspound; includes several minor enclosures; ad is thought by some writers to have been a work of the Druids; but is more likely to haVe been a stannary court. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Valne, £230.* Patron, the Rev. W. Carwithen. The church is later English, in good condition; and has a good screen. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Manaton AP/CP Newton Abbot RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Manaton |
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