In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitestone like this:
WHITSTONE, a parish, with a scattered village, in St. Thomas district, Devon; 3 miles W of Exeter r. station. It has a post-office under Exeter. Acres, 4,077. Real property, £4,256. Pop., 571. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £641.* Patron, the Rev. W. Brown. The church is ancient. There are an endowed school and alms houses with £30 a year, and other charities £6.
Whitestone through time
Whitestone is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitestone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitestone, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5905
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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