Calverleigh Devon Family History Guide

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Calverleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Calwoodleigh

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1679
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CALVERLEIGH, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; in the vicinity of the Western canal, 2¼ miles NW of Tiverton r. station. Post Town, Tiverton. Acres, 501. Real property, £874. Pop., 86. Houses, 17. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, from the time of King John till that of Henry VIII., to the Calwoodleys; and belongs now to J.Nagle, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £161. Patron, G. W. Owen, Esq. The church is old and good, with a low turreted tower.

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