Harberton, Devon Family History Guide
Harberton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Harbertonford, Luscombe, Little Englebourne, West Leigh, Great Englebourne, East Leigh, and Belsford.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1624
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HARBERTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district in Totnes district, Devon.
The village stands between the rivers Harburn and Dart, 2 miles SW of Totnes r. station; and has a post-office designated Harberton, Devon.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Harbertonford, Luscombe, Belsford, East Leigh, West Leigh, Little Englebourne, and Great Englebourne. Acres, 5,755. Real property, £9,156. Pop., 1,221. Houses, 270. The property is much divided. The manor belonged to the Valletorts, but was afterwards dismembered. There is a large edge tool manufactory. There was also a woollen factory; but a number of years ago it was converted into a corn mill.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, 535. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is later English, and one of the most interesting in Devon; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel; and contains a handsome carved oak screen, and a richly carved stone pulpit. The vicarage of Harbertonford is a separate benefice.
There are two national schools, and charities £65.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Census
Census returns for Harberton, 1841-1891
Church Records
Harberton baptisms 1813-1839 Author: Devon Family History Society
Harberton burial registers, 1813-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society
Harberton marriage registers, 1813-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society
The deanery of Totnes Author: Devon Family History Society
Court records
Taxation
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Totnes
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Totnes
- Poor Law Union: Totnes
- Hundred: Coleridge
- Province: Canterbury