In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leusdon like this:
LENSDEN, a chapelry in Widecombe-in-the-Moor parish, Devon; on the E side of Dartmoor, 6 miles NNW of Ashburton r. station. It was constituted in 1863; and its Post town is Ashburton, under Newton-Abbot. Pop., 400. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, not reported.* Patron, Mrs. Larpent. The church was built in 1863.
Additional information about this locality is available for Widecombe in the Moor
Leusdon through time
Leusdon is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leusdon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leusdon, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24272
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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