Broadhempston Devon Family History Guide

Broadhempston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Hempston Cantelow, Hempston Magna

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1678
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Particular Baptist, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BROADHEMPSTON, a village and a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon.

The village stands 2 miles from the Dart river, 2 from the South Devon railway, and 4 N of Totnes; and has a post office under Totnes. The parish comprises 2,047 acres. Real property, £4,148. Pop., 661. Houses, 155. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Cantelupes; and belongs now to E. Palk, Esq.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £311. Patron, the Crown. The church consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and has an ancient oak screen.

There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans.

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

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Newton Abbot
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Ipplepen
  • Poor Law Union: Newton Abbot
  • Hundred: Haytor
  • Province: Canterbury