Zeal Monachorum is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1594
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Zeal-Monachorum, a parish, with three hamlets, in Crediton district, Devon; 2 ½ miles SW of Morchard-road r. station, and 7 NW by W of Crediton. Post-town, Bow, North Devon.
Acres, 3,264. Real property, £3,364. Pop., 549. Houses, 117. The property is subdivided. The manor was given, by King Canute, to Buckfast monastery; took thence the name of Monkenfield, Monkenzeal, or Zeal-Monachorum; and belongs now to J. H. Ley, Esq.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £388. Patron, the Rev. E. Cooper. There are a national school, and charities £18.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of Zeal Monachorum Cemetery, England
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Zeal-Monachorum, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Church records ( 5 )
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum, bishop’s transcripts, 1814-1838
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Zeal-Monachorum (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1594-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Zeal-Monachorum (Devonshire)
Zeal Monachorum baptisms 1813-1840
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Zeal Monachorum burial registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Zeal Monachorum marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
The Deanery of Chulmleigh : an index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Bondleigh, Bow, Brushford, Burrington, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh, Clannaborough, Coleridge, Eggesford, Lapford, North Tawton, Nymet Rowland, Wembworthy and Zeal Monachorum. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White’s Directory (1850)., 1813-1840
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Parish register printouts of Zeal-Monachorum, Devon, England ; christenings, 1594-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Zeal-Monachorum, Devon, England ; marriages, 1594-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – History ( 1 )
Zeal Monachorum : a Devon rural parish, 1086-1801
Author: Adams, Ann
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Probate records ( 1 )
Zeal Monachorum : a Devon rural parish, 1086-1801
Author: Adams, Ann
England, Devon, Zeal-Monachorum – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Zeal-Monachorum, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Crediton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Chumleigh
- Poor Law Union: Crediton
- Hundred: North Tawton with Winkleigh
- Province: Canterbury