In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upton Hellions like this:
UPTON-HELIONS, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; 3 miles N of Crediton r. station. Post town, Crediton. Acres, 819. Real property, £1,390. Pop., 111. Houses, 25. The manor belonged anciently to the Helions, and belongs now to the Guerions. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £280. Patron, the Rev. S. Johnson. The church is ancient. Charities, £5.
Upton Hellions through time
Upton Hellions is now part of Mid Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upton Hellions itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upton Hellions in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4246
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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