Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HUXHAM

HUXHAM, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; near the river Culm and the Bristol and Exeter railway, 4 miles NNE of Exeter. Post town, Exeter. Acres, 761. Real property, £1, 760. Pop., 134. Houses, 29. The property is all in one estate. Manganese is found. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Poltimore, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is decorated English; and consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and small bell turret.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Huxham AP/CP       St Thomas RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Huxham

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