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.
KINGS-NYMPTON, a village and a parish in South Molton district, Devon. The village stands near the river Mole, 2½ miles E of South Molton Road r. station And 31/2 N of Chulmleigh The parish comprises 5, 539 acres. Post town, South Molton, North Devon. Real property, £3, 995. Pop., 697. Houses, 158. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to H. M. Byne, Esq. King's-Nympton Park is the seat of James Tanner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £376. * Patron, the Rev. W. Nicholson. The church is ancient; consists of nave, S aisle, N transept, and chancel, with tower and spire; and has a handsome carved oak screen. There are a chapel for Bible Christians, and an endowed school with £15 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Place: | Kings Nympton |
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