Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BROADWOOD-KELLY

BROADWOOD-KELLY, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; 5½ miles E by N of Hatherleigh, and 6 WSW of Lapford r. station. Post Town, Winkleigh, North Devon. Acres, 2,666. Real property, £2,023. Pop., 342. Houses, 73. The property is much divided. The manor belongs to B. Clare, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £238.* Pation, the Rev. Mr. Hole. The church stands on elevated ground; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and was repaired in 1836.


(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: Broadwood Kelly AP/CP       Okehampton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Broadwood Kelly

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