In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Warkleigh like this:
WARKLEIGH, a parish in South Molton district, Devon; 2½ miles N of South Molton Road r. station. Post town, South Molton, North Devon. Acres, 2,451. Real property, £1,693. Pop., 330. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £215.* Patron, J. Gould, Esq. There are a free school and a national school.
Warkleigh through time
Warkleigh is now part of North Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Warkleigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Warkleigh in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20488
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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