In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woolfardisworthy like this:
WOOLFARDISWORTHY, or Woolsery, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; 6 miles N by W of Crediton r. station. Post town, Crediton. Acres, 1,815. Real property, £1,638. Pop., 175. Houses, 36. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £335. Patron, Capt. Benn. The church was rebuilt in 1845. There is a national school.
Woolfardisworthy through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woolfardisworthy in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5013
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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