In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Payhembury like this:
PAYHEMBURY, or Peyhembury, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands2¾ miles N W of Ottery-Road r. station, and 5¼ W by N of Honiton; and has a post-office under Exeter. The parish comprises 2, 698 acres. Real property, £3, 827. Pop., 532. Houses, 108. ...
The manor belonged, in the time of Henry III., to the Giffords; passed to .the Stantons, the Prouses, and others; and belongs now to the Venus. A house was built by Admiral S. Graves, near Hembury fort. See Broadhembury. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £186.* Patron, Mrs. G. Messiter. The church is good; has anembattled tower; and contains an elegant screen, and a fine monument to Mrs. Goswell. There are a national school, and charities £12.
Payhembury through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Payhembury in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4873
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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