Hittisleigh, Devon Family History Guide
Hittisleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Hittisleigh Mill.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1676
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational
Table of Contents
Adjacent Parishes
- South Tawton with South Zeal
- Clannaborough
- Crediton
- Cheriton Bishop
- Spreyton
- Bow
- Drewsteignton
- Colebrooke
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HITTISLEIGH, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; near the river Yew, 4½ miles SW by S of Yeoford r. station, and 7¼ WSW of Crediton. Post town, Cheriton Bishop, under Exeter. Acres, 1,155. Real property, £897. Pop., 156. Houses, 33. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to B. Calmady, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. The church comprises nave and N aisle, with a tower: and is tolerable.
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 Hittisleigh, 1841-1891
Church Records
Hittisleigh marriage registers, 1813-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society
The deanery of Dunsford Author: Devon Family History Society
Court records
Taxation
Land tax assessment of Hittisleigh, 1798
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Crediton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Dunsford
- Poor Law Union: Crediton
- Hundred: Wonford
- Province: Canterbury