A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
EXWICK, a hamlet-chapelry in St. Thomas parish, Devon; near the South Devon railway, 1 ½ mile WNW of Exeter. It has a post office under Exeter. The statistics are returned with the parish. Several gentle. men's seats are here, in situations commanding fine views; and Exwick hill is noted for its noble view of Exeter. The living is a curacy, annexed to the vicarage of St. Thomas, in the diocese of Exeter. The church was built in 1842; consists of nave and chancel; is in the early English style; and has rich interior decorations.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Devon AncC |
| Place: | Exwick |
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