In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Creacombe like this:
CREACOMBE, a parish in South Molton district, Devon; on the river Sturcomb, 7½ miles SE by E of South Molton, and 10½ WNW of Tiverton r. station. Post town, Witheridge, under Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. Acres, 1, 050. Real property, £499. Pop., 63. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to the Rev. W. Karslake. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £153. Patron, t-Rev. W. Karslake. The church was rebuilt in 1859.
Creacombe through time
Creacombe is now part of North Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Creacombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Creacombe in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2711
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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