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.
PETROCKSTOW, a village and a parish in Torrington district, Devon. The village stands near the Okehampton and Bideford railway, 4 miles N N W of Hatherleigh; and has a post-office under Beaford, North Devon. The parish comprises 4,000 acres. Real property, £3, 996. Pop., 613. Houses, 130. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to Buckfastleigh abbey, and belongs now to Lord Clinton. About 1, 360 acres are open moor. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £255.* Patron, Lord Clinton. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains monuments of the Rolles and others. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians, and a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Petrockstow CP/AP Torrington RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Petrockstow |
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