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
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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