A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
IDDESLEIGH, a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon. The village stands on the E side of the valley of the Torridge, 4 miles NE of Hatherleigh, and 7½ SW of Eggesford r. station; was known to the Saxons as Ieddeslegh; and is a pretty place, amid romantic scenery.—The parish comprises 2,952 acres; and its posttown is Winkleigh, North Devon. Real property, £2,563. Pop., 529. Houses, 109. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, in the time of William Rufus, to the De Sullys, -one of whom made a great figure as a crusader; passed, in the time of Henry VIII., to Sir John Leger; and belongs now to Sir Stafford H. Northcote, Bart. Ash House belongs to the ancient family of Mallett. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £350.* Patron, the Rev.Spackman. The church was partly rebuilt in 1847; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains many monumental tablets. There is a chapel for Bible Christians.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Iddesleigh CP/AP Okehampton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | IDDESLEIGH | IEDDESLEGH |
| Place: | Iddesleigh |
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