Dunterton, Devon Family History Guide

Dunterton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Other places in the parish include: Eastacott.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1580

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DUNTERTON, a parish in Tavistock district, Devon; on the river Tamar, 5 miles SE by S of Launceston, and 3½ SSW of Lifton r. station. It contains the hamlet of Eastacott; and its post town is Milton-Abbot, under Tavistock. Acres, 1, 161. Real property, £1, 597. Pop., 181. Houses, 35. The property is all in one estate. A fine waterfall, over a rocky precipice 100 feet high, occurs in a stream flowing to the Tamar. There are two ancient mounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, not reported. Patron, R. G. Paramore, Esq. The church is chiefly decorated English; consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with a handsome tower; and is in good condition. A chantry chapel stood in Chapel-Field; and remains of it were converted into a cow-house.

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

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Dunterton, a parish in the hund. of Lifton. union of Tavistock, county of Devon; 5 miles south east by south of of Launceston, on the eastern bank of the river Tamer. Living, a rectory in the archd. of Totness and dio. of Exeter; rated at £8 7s 1d; no return. Patron, in 1835, the Rev. N. T. Royse. Here is a daily school. Acres 1,170. Houses 31. A.P. £1,538. Pop., in 1801, 129; in 1831, 207. Poor rates, in 1837, £64.

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

Administration

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