Awliscombe, Devon Family History Guide

Awliscombe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1559

Nonconformists include: Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Awliscombe, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands near the river Otter, and near the Yeovil and Exeter railway, 2 miles WNW of Honiton. It has a post-office under Honiton; and was formerly a market-town.

The parish comprises 2,569 acres. Real property, £4,022. Pop., 579. Houses, 125. The property is much subdivided. The manor was given, in 1491, by Thomas Calwoodley, to the corporation of Exeter; but comprised then only 203 ½ acres.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £213. Patron, the Duke of Bedford. The church is a neat Gothic edifice, mostly rebuilt in 1846; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and has a beautiful carved stone screen, and a tower.

There are a Unitarian chapel, and charities £10. Thomas Charde, the last abbot of Ford, was a native.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Awliscombe, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Church records ( 4 )
Awliscombe burial registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society

Awliscombe marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society

England, Devon, Awliscombe, bishop’s transcripts, 1606-1836
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Awliscombe (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Awliscombe, parish registers, 1559-1978
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Awliscombe (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
The deanery of Dunkeswell
Author: Devon Family History Society

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Awliscombe, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Occupations ( 1 )
Awliscombe apprentices register – 1803-1839
Author: Devon Family History Society; Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Awliscombe apprentices register – 1803-1839
Author: Devon Family History Society; Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Awliscombe – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Awliscombe, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment of Awliscombe, 1798

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Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Honiton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Dunkeswell
  • Poor Law Union: Honiton
  • Hundred: Hemyock
  • Province: Canterbury