In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Talaton like this:
TALATON, a parish, with a village, in Honiton district, Devon; on the London, Yeovil, and Exeter railway, between Ottery-Road and Whimple r. stations. Post town, Ottery-St. Mary, under Exeter. Acres, 2,365. Real property, £3,306. Pop., 437. Houses, 93. The manor, with Escott house , belongs to Sir J. ...
Kenaway, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £518.* Patron, the Rev. L. P. Welland. The church was restored in 1860. Part of Escott chapelry is within the limits. There are a national school, and charities £18. Bishop Sprat, who died in 1713, was a native.
Talaton through time
Talaton is now part of East Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Talaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Talaton in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4327
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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