Place:


Broadwood Kelly  Devon

 

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

BROADWOOD-KELLY, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; 5½ miles E by N of Hatherleigh, and 6 WSW of Lapford r. station. Post Town, Winkleigh, North Devon. Acres, 2,666. Real property, £2,023. Pop., 342. Houses, 73. The property is much divided. The manor belongs to B. Clare, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £238.* Pation, the Rev. Mr. Hole. The church stands on elevated ground; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and was repaired in 1836.

Broadwood Kelly through time

Broadwood Kelly is now part of West Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broadwood Kelly itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broadwood Kelly in West Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5205

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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