Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CHELDON

CHELDON, a parish in South Molton district, Devon; on the river Dart, 3 miles ESE of Chumleigh, and 5 ENE of Eggesford r. station. Post town, Chumleigh, North Devon. Acres, 1, 108. Real property, £775. Pop., 97. Houses, 14. The property all belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £97.* Patron, the Earl of Portsmouth. The church consists of nave, chancel, and south porch, with low square tower; and is good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cheldon CP/AP       South Molton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Cheldon

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