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.
TAWSTOCK, a parish, with T. village and nine hamlets, in Barnstaple district, Devon; on the river Taw, 2 miles S by E of Barnstaple r. station. It has a post-office under Barnstaple. Acres, 6,582. Real property, £7,958. Pop. in 1851, 1,383; in 1861, 1,257. Houses, 264. The manor belonged to the Tracys; passed to the Audleighs, the Fitzwarrens, the Bourchiers, and the Wreys; and, with T. house , belongs now to Sir B. Wrey, Bart. Old T. house was garrisoned in 1646 by Fairfax, and is now represented by only an ancient gate-Way. New T. house was burnt down and rebuilt in 1787. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £783.* Patron, Sir B. Wrey, Bart. The church is old and cruciform, with a central tower. A chapel of ease is at Harracott. There are chapels for Baptists and Bible Christians, and charities £100.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Tawstock CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Tawstock |
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