In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Down St Mary like this:
DOWN-ST. MARY, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; on the river Taw and the North Devon railway, near Morchard-Road r. station, and 6 miles NW of Crediton. Post town, Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. Acres, 2, 229. Real property, £2, 339. Pop., 426. Houses, 90. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to HenrySturt, Esq. The living is a rectory in the dio. of Exeter. Value, £233.* Patron, Rev. W. T. A. Radford. The church is partly Norman; and consists of nave, chancel, and south aisle, with a tower.
Down St Mary through time
Down St Mary is now part of Mid Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Down St Mary itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Down St Mary in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4137
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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