In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clayhanger like this:
CLAYHANGER, or Cleyhanger, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; at the boundary with Somerset, 4¾ miles E by N of Bampton, and 9 NNE of Tiverton r. station. It has a post office under Tiverton. Acres, 2, 083. Real property, £2, 035. Pop., 274. Houses, 54. The property is much subdivided. Here was a preceptory of the Knights' Templars. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £273. Patron, the Rev. W. M. Harrison. The church is a very ancient edifice, of nave and chancel, with large western tower, and has carved oaken seats and a carved screen.
Clayhanger through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clayhanger in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2736
Date accessed: 30th October 2024
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