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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Washford Pyne like this:
WASHFORD-PYNE, a parish, with two hamlets, in Crediton district, Devon; 7 miles NE of Morchard-Road r. station, and 8 N by W of Crediton. Post town, Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. Acres, 1,140. Real property, £950. Pop., 182. Houses, 37. The manor belongs to C. Tucker, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £160.* Patron,C. Tucker, Esq. The church is early English. There is a parochial school.
Washford Pyne is now part of MID DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Washford Pyne itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Washford Pyne, in Mid Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4250
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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