In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ringmore like this:
RINGMORE, a parish in Kingsbridge district, Devon; on the coast, 5½ miles W of Kingsbridge r. station. Post-town, Ivybridge. Acres, 1, 128. Real property, £2,011 . Pop., 271. Houses, 56. The property is divided amongfive. The coast consists partly of lofty picturesque cliffs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. F.Hingeston. The churchstands near the summit of a steep hill, and is partly Norman.
Ringmore through time
Ringmore is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ringmore itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ringmore, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4886
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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