Cruwys Morchard Devon Family History Guide
Cruwys Morchard is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Way, Yedbury, and Pennymoor.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1572
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Presbyterian.
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CRUWYS-MORCHARD, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; 5¼ miles W of Tiverton r. station. It includes the village of Pennymoor, which has a post office under Tiverton; also the hamlets of Way and Yedbury. Acres, 5,766. Real property, £4,262. Pop., 685. Houses, 143. The property is subdivided.
The manor has belonged, since the time of Henry I., to the family of Cruwys. Morchard Court, the seat of the Rev. G. S. Cruwys, was originally built in 1199, and has been enlarged and improved. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £455. Patron, the Rev. G. S. Cruwys. The church is an ancient structure, with a massive tower; and has a finely-carved oak screen. There are Independent chapels at Pennymoor and Way.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriage Licences and Allegations
London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869
The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.
Blackhaller, Henry, of Sharphain, co. Devon, esq., widower, and Joanna Northleigh, spinster, 25, daughter of Henry Northleigh, of Pemore, co. Devon, esq., who consents — at Alphingson, Exminster, or Shillingford, co. Devon. 8 March, 1675. F.
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Tiverton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: South Molton
- Poor Law Union: Tiverton
- Hundred: Witheridge
- Province: Canterbury