Broadwoodkelly Devon Family History Guide

Broadwoodkelly is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Broadwood Kelly

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1609
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

• Iddesleigh
• Honeychurch
• Exbourne
• Bondleigh
• Winkleigh
• Monkokehampton

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BROADWOOD-KELLY, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; 5½ miles E by N of Hatherleigh, and 6 WSW of Lapford r. station. Post Town, Winkleigh, North Devon.

Acres, 2,666. Real property, £2,023. Pop., 342. Houses, 73. The property is much divided. The manor belongs to B. Clare, Esq.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £238. Patron, the Rev. Mr. Hole. The church stands on elevated ground; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and was repaired in 1836.

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: Okehampton
• Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
• Diocese: Exeter
• Rural Deanery: Okehampton
• Poor Law Union: Okehampton
• Hundred: Black Torrington
• Province: Canterbury