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Newton Ferrers  Devon

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton Ferrers like this:

NEWTON-FERRERS, a village and a parish in Plympton, St. Mary district, Devon. The village stands on a creek of the river Yealm, 1¾ mile from the river'smouth, 5¾ S of Plympton r. station, and 6¼ S E of Plymouth; is a scattered place, amid remarkably beautiful environs; and has a post-office under Ivybridge. ...


The parish comprises 2, 991 acres of land and 200 of water. Real property, £4, 214. Pop. in 1851, 749; in 1861.670. Houses, 140. The property is divided among a few. Gnaton Hall was long the seat of the Hele family; was rebuilt about 1832; and is now the residence of W. E. Matthews, Esq. Puslinch House and Tor Villa also are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £456. Patron, the Rev. J. Yonge. The church is very old; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with embattled tower; and contains monuments of the Potters and the Yonges. There are a national school and an alms-house.

Newton Ferrers through time

Newton Ferrers 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 Newton Ferrers itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton Ferrers, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1879

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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