Rackenford, Devon Family History Guide
Rackenford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Alternative names: Rochenford
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin: 1561
Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist
Table of Contents
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
RACKENFORD, a village and a parish in South Molton district, Devon. The village stands 8¼ miles NW by W of Tiverton r. station; is an ancient place, formerly called Rackineford, and described as a borough; was once a market town; and has a post-office under Tiverton, and a fair on 8 July.
The parish comprises 3, 938 acres. Real property, £2, 492. Pop., 486. Houses, 96. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Devon, Esq.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £311. Patron, the Rev. G. Porter. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower.
There are a Bible Christians’ chapel, a national school, and charities £8.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Rackenford, co. Devon.
P. T. Tiverton (162) 8m. NW b W. Pop. 395. Fair. for cattle, Sept. 19.
A parish in the hundred of Witheridge; living, a rectory in the archdeaconry of Barnstaple and diocese of Exeter; valued in K. B. 19l. 17s. 3½d.; church ded. to All Saints; patron (1829) Thos. Comins, Esq. Here is a small endowment for the education of poor children.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. III; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: South Molton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: South Molton
- Poor Law Union: South Molton
- Hundred: Witheridge
- Province: Canterbury