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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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BISHOP-MORCHARD, or Morchard-Bishop, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Crediton district, Devon. The village stands 2¼ miles ENE of a station on the North Devon railway, called Morchard Road, and 6½ miles NW of Crediton; and has a post office‡ of the designation of Morchard-Bishop, North Devon; and a fair is held at it on the Monday after 9 Sept.—The parish includes also several small hamlets. Acres, 7,088. Real property, £8,361. Pop., 1,658. Houses, 362. The property is subdivided. The manor formerly belonged to the Bishops of Exeter. Barton House is a fine edifice. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £533.* Patron, Rev. R. Bartholomew. The church consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with a tower; is a neat structure; was not long ago repaired; and contains several monuments. There are chapels for Independents and Bible Christians.-The subdistrict contains ten parishes. Acres, 27,659. Pop., 4,569. Houses, 964.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Morchard Bishop CP/AP Morchard Bishop SubD Crediton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | BISHOP MORCHARD | BISHOP MORCHARD OR MORCHARD BISHOP | MORCHARD BISHOP |
| Place: | Morchard Bishop |
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