A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRIDGERULE, a parish in Holsworthy district, Devon; on the river Tamar and the Bude canal, 4½ miles E by S of Holsworthy, and 16 SW by S of Bideford r. station. It has a post office under Holsworthy. Acres, 3,219. Real property, £2,325. Pop., 410. Houses, 87. A part comprising 1,010 acres, is on the right side of the Tamar, and was formerly in Cornwall. The manor was given, by William the Conqueror, to Reginald Adobed, abbreviated Ruald or Rule Adobed; and it is named jointly from him and from a bridge over the Tamar. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £150.* Patron, the Rev. S. N. Kingdon. The church is variously early English and debased; and is in a very dilapidated state, but has a good porch. There is a chapel for Bible Christians.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bridgerule CP Bridgerule CP/AP Holsworthy RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Bridgerule |
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