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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cheldon like this:
CHELDON, a parish in South Molton district, Devon; on the river Dart, 3 miles ESE of Chumleigh, and 5 ENE of Eggesford r. station. Post town, Chumleigh, North Devon. Acres, 1, 108. Real property, £775. Pop., 97. Houses, 14. The property all belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £97.* Patron, the Earl of Portsmouth. The church consists of nave, chancel, and south porch, with low square tower; and is good.
Cheldon is now part of NORTH DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cheldon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cheldon, in North Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5500
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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