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Aylesbeare  Devon

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aylesbeare like this:

AYLESBEAR, a village and a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands on the eastern declivity of the bold range of hills, between the basins of the Otter and the Exe, 3½ miles S by W of Whimple r. station, and 8 E of Exeter. It has a post office under Exeter; is a very straggling place; and was anciently the inheritance of the Earls of Devon, and then bore the name of Earlesbear. ...


The parish includes also the tything of Newton-Poppleford. Acres, 2,948. Real property, £3,530. Pop., 1,079. Houses, 227. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicar age, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £210. Patron, the Rev. W. H. Carwithen. The church is an ancient edifice, of nave, chancel, north aisle, and western tower; and contains a memorial window to Cecilia Yates, and mural tablets to the Markers, the Stokes, and others. The vicarage of Newton-Poppleford is a separate benefice. There is an Independent chapel.

Aylesbeare through time

Aylesbeare is now part of East Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aylesbeare itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aylesbeare in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6120

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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