A vision of Britain through time
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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.
WEMBWORTHY, a parish, with a small village, in Crediton district, Devon; near Eggesford r. station, and 4 miles SSW of Chulmleigh. It has a post-office, designated Wembworthy, North Devon. Acres, 2,411. Real property, £1,545. Pop., 453. Houses, 90. Most of the land belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth. Rashleigh-Barton belongs to J. H. Tremayne, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £146.* Patrons, the Rev. J. P. Johnson and others. The church was enlarged and beautified about 1830. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a small village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wembworthy AP/CP Crediton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Wembworthy |
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