Harpford, Devon Family History Guide
Harpford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon. Venn Ottery is a chapelry of Harpford.
Other places in the parish include: Burrow, Wouthertown, and Bowood.
Alternative names: Happerford
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1638
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610
Nonconformists include: Presbyterian
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HARPFORD, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands in the valley of the Otter, 3 miles NW of Sidmouth, and 5½ S of Ottery-Road r. station; and was formerly called Happerford.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Bowood, Southertown, and Burrow; and its post-town is Sidmouth. Acres, 1,518. Real property, £2,168. Pop., 243. Houses, 54. The manor belongs to the trustees of Lord Rolle. Court House was the seat of the Dynbams, and is now a farm-house. Harpford Wood comprises about 400 acres.
The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Venn-Ottery, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £221. Patrons, Lord Colinton and others. The church is ancient, and consists of nave, chancel, N aisle, and S porch, with an embattled tower.
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 Harpford, 1841-1891
Church Records
Harpford baptisms 1813-1840 Author: Devon Family History Society
Harpford burials 1809-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society
Harpford marriage registers, 1813-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society
Deanery of Aylesbeare Author: Devon Family History Society
Court records
Occupations
Harpford apprentices register, 1804-1839 Author: Devon Family History Society
Taxation
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Honiton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Aylesbeare
- Poor Law Union: Honiton
- Hundred: East Budleigh
- Province: Canterbury