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

Parish Registers

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bondleigh – Church records ( 5 )
Bondleigh : baptisms 1813-1839
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)

Bondleigh burials 1813-1838
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)

Bondleigh marriage registers
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, Bondleigh, bishop’s transcripts, 1607-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bondleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Bondleigh, parish registers, 1754-2001
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bondleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

United Kingdom, England, Devon, Bondleigh – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
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)

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

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

Devon Historical Directories

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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