Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HITTISLEIGH

HITTISLEIGH, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; near the river Yew, 4½ miles SW by S of Yeoford r. station, and 7¼ WSW of Crediton. Post town, CheritonBishop, under Exeter. Acres, 1, 155. Real property, £897. Pop., 156. Houses, 33. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to B. Calmady, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. The church comprises nave and N aisle, with a tower: and is tolerable.


(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: Hittisleigh AP/CP       Crediton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Hittisleigh

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