Bondleigh Devon Family History Guide

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Bondleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Bundleigh, Bundley

Parish church: St. James

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1754
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Plymouth Brethren

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BONDLEIGH, or Bundley, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; on the river Taw, 2 miles NNW of North Tawton, and 4½ WSW of Morchard-Road r. station. Post Town, North Tawton, North Devon. Acres, 1,784. Real property, £1,666. Pop., 279. Houses, 58. The manor belongs to the Earl of Egremont. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £232. Patron, Heirs of E. of Egremont. The church is ancient, partly Norman, with a lofty square tower. There are chapels for Baptists and Bible Christians.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BUNDLEY, or Bondleigh (St. James), a parish, in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of North Tawton, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 2 miles (N. N. W.) from North Tawton; containing 342 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Taw, and comprises 1479 acres, of which 167 are common or waste. A small number of persons are employed in weaving and glove-making. Stone is quarried for the roads. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £10. 17. 8½., and in the patronage of the Wyndham family; net income, £232. The church has some remains of Norman architecture, and an ancient font. There is a place of worship for Bible Christians.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Bondleigh Parish Registers

The Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish Registers of Devon 1596 to 1644 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish Registers of Devon 1596 to 1644: And short notes on the extant pre-restoration registers of all the parishes in the county, from particulars furnished by the several incumbents thereof. By The Revd. Roger Granville, M.A., Sub-Dean of Exeter, and W. E. Mugford. Vol. 1. A-Bra. Published Exeter 1908.

Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish registers of Devon 6

Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish Registers of Devon 1596 to 1644: And short notes on the extant pre-restoration registers of all the parishes in the county, from particulars furnished by the several incumbents thereof. By The Revd. Roger Granville, M.A., Sub-Dean of Exeter, and W. E. Mugford. Vol. 1. A-Bra. Published Exeter 1908.

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Maps

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Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Okehampton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Chumleigh
  • Poor Law Union: Okehampton
  • Hundred: North Tawton with Winkleigh
  • Province: Canterbury