Inwardleigh Devon Family History Guide
Inwardleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Waytown and Folly Gate.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1699
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1608
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Bible Christian Methodist, Independent/Congregational, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
INWARDLEIGH, a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon.
The village stands on a beadstream of the river Torridge, 3½ miles NNW of Okehampton r. station; was formerly called Ingerley; and is a scattered place.
The parish comprises 6,281 acres. Post town, Hatherleigh, North Devon. Real property, £2,831. Pop., 635. Houses, 125. The property is much subdivided.
The manor belonged, till the time of Edward III., to the Coffin family; and belongs now to Lord Portman. A handsome mansion and a deer park of the Coffins were once here, but have disappeared.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £277. Patrons, Trustees. The Church is ancient; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel; and has a tower, which was shattered by lightning about 1817.
There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Bible Christians, a free school, and charities £4 4s.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Okehampton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Okehampton
- Poor Law Union: Okehampton
- Hundred: Black Torrington
- Province: Canterbury