In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abbotsham like this:
ABBOTSHAM, a parish in Bideford district, Devon; between Taw river and Barnstaple bay, 1½ mile W of Bideford r. station. It has a post office under Bideford; and contains the hamlet of Shepperton. Acres, 1,758. Real property, £2,267. Pop. 365. Houses, 67. The property is subdivided. ...
Odun, Earl of Devon, in 878. vanquished and slew here the Danish invader Hubba, at Kenwith Castle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. value, £159.* Patron, E. U. Vidal, Esq. The church is a plain old structure with a square tower. There are a small Baptist chapel, and charities £11.
Abbotsham through time
Abbotsham is now part of Torridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Torridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abbotsham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abbotsham, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1647
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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