Bigbury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: St Ann’s Chapel.
Parish church: St. Lawrence
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1678
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1613
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Bible Christian Methodist, Presbyterian
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BIGBURY, a village, a parish, and a bay in Kingsbridge district, Devon. The village stands on the right side of the river Avon, 1½ mile from the bay, 3½ S of Modbury, and 8 S of Ivybridge r. station. The parish includes also the hamlet of St. Ann’s Chapel; and its Post Town is Modbury, under Ivybridge. Acres, 3,167; of which 265 are water. Real property, £3,758. Pop., 497. Houses, 108. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £658. Patron,-Livingston, Esq. The church is perpendicular English, with tower and spire; and is good. There are chapels for Baptists and Bible Christians. The bay extends from Bolt-Tail to Stoke-Point; measures 7 ¼. miles across the entrance, and 3¾ thence to the head; receives the rivers Avon and Ferme; is beset with rocks, and very dangerous in navigation; has several coves in its coast; and presents a variety of picturesque views.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Parish Records
FamilySearch
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bigbury, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Church records ( 3 )
Bigbury burial registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Bigbury marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
England, Devon, Bigbury, bishop’s transcripts, 1613-1845
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bigbury (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
The Deanery of Woodleigh : an index of baptisms 1813-1839, marriages 1754-1837 and burials 1813-1988
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Bigbury, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Land and property ( 2 )
England, Devon, Aveton Gifford, land tax assessments, 1886-1945
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
England, Devon, Bigbury, land tax assessments, 1937-1946
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Manors ( 1 )
Manorial records of Bigbury and other manors in Devon and Cornwall, 1684-1764
Author: Manor of Bigbury (Hampshire)
United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bigbury – Taxation ( 3 )
England, Devon, Aveton Gifford, land tax assessments, 1886-1945
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
England, Devon, Bigbury, land tax assessments, 1937-1946
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Land tax assessment for Bigbury, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
Devon Historical Directories
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Kingsbridge
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Woodleigh
- Poor Law Union: Kingsbridge
- Hundred: Ermington
- Province: Canterbury
