In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cheriton Fitzpaine like this:
CHERITON-FITZPAINE, a parish and a sub-district in Crediton district, Devon. The parish lies on an affluent of the river Creedy, 5½ miles NE by N of Crediton r. station; and has a post office under Crediton, North Devon. Acres, 5, 382. Real property, £7, 288. Pop., 1, 111. Houses, 238. ...
The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £710.* Patron, the Rev. W. H. Arundel. The church is perpendicular English; consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and chantry-chapel; and has a beautiful groined porch, a piscina, and a monument of 1691. There are an Independent chapel, almshouses with £24, and other charities with £33. -The sub-district contains nine parishes. Acres, 27, 507. Pop., 5, 656. Houses, 1, 213.
Cheriton Fitzpaine through time
Cheriton Fitzpaine 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 Cheriton Fitzpaine itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cheriton Fitzpaine in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6222
Date accessed: 05th May 2024
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