In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rewe like this:
REWE, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; on the river Culm and the Bristol and Exeter railway, 1½mile N E of Stoke-Canon r. station, and 4½ N N E of Exeter. It includes the tything of Up-Exe, and has a post-office under Exeter. Acres, 1, 346. Real property, £1, 498. Pop., 260. Houses, 54. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £394.* Patron, alternately the Earl of Ilchester and the Trustees of the Earl of Egremont. The church is of the 13th century. Charities, £4.
Rewe through time
Rewe is now part of East Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rewe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rewe in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5305
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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