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SYDENHAM-DAMEREL, or South Sydenham, a parish, with a village, in Tavistock district, Devon; on the river Tamar, 4¼ miles WNW of Tavistock r. station. It has a post-office under Tavistock. Acres, 1,413. Real property, £1,800. Pop. in 1851, 466; in 1861, 603. Houses, 111. The manor belonged to the Damerells, and passed to the Carpenters. S. house is the seat of J. H. Tremayne, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £207.* Patron, J.Garnier, Esq. The church is ancient. There are a Bible Christian chape1, and charities £70.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Sydenham Damerel CP/AP Tavistock RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
Place names: | SOUTH SYDENHAM | SYDENHAM DAMEREL | SYDENHAM DAMEREL OR SOUTH SYDENHAM |
Place: | Sydenham Damerel |
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