Alwington
Alwington, Devon Family History
Alwington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Ford, Woodtown, and Fairy Cross.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1549
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Wesleyan Methodist.
Parishes adjacent to Alwington
- Bideford
- Parkham
- Littleham
- Abbotsham
Historical Descriptions
Fairy Cross
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Fairy Cross, a hamlet in Alwington parish, Devon; 3¼ miles SW of Bideford.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Bideford
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Hartland
- Poor Law Union: Bideford
- Hundred: Shebbear
- Province: Canterbury