Holne, Devon Family History Guide
Holne is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1603
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1596
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
- Lydford
- Torbryan
- Buckland in the Moor
- Bickington
- Ashburton
- Buckfastleigh
- West Ogwell
- Widecombe in the Moor
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HOLNE, a village and a parish in Totnes district, Devon.
The village stands near the river Dart, on the SE border of Dartmoor forest, 4 miles W of Ashburton r. station, and 10 W of Newton-Abbot; has a post office under Newton-Abbot; took its name from the AngloSaxon Holeyn or Hollen, signifying “holly;” and maintaints a curious annual custom, called the Ram Feast, apparently a relic of the ancient heathen sacrifice to Baal.
The parish comprises 4, 197 acres. Real property, with Buckfastleigh, £11, 184. Rated property of H. alone, £1, 645. Pop., 348. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to Buckfastleigh abbey, and belongs now to Sir B. Wrey, Bart. A hunting box of Sir B. Wrey is here; and Holne chase extends considerably into Dartmoor forest. The scenery within the parish, particularly along the Dart, is highly picturesque and romantic, and offers great attractions to tourists.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £233. Patron, the Rev. S. Lane. The church is of the 13th century, and very good; consists of nave, chancel, transepts and aisles, with embattled tower; and has a carved pulpit, a carved screen, and a rood loft.
There is a national school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
HOLNE, a parish, in the union of Totnes, hundred of Stanborough, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (W.) from Ashburton; containing 394 inhabitants.
It comprises 4197 acres, of which 2000 are common or waste land: the river Dart here rapidly pursues its course along a romantic rocky dell, beautifully fringed with wood.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £8. 5. 5., and in the gift of the Rev. Samuel Lane; the impropriation belongs to Mrs. Lane. The great tithes have been commuted for £150, and the vicarial for £190; the glebe comprises 26 acres. The church, which was connected with the abbey of Buckfastleigh, contains a rood-loft and screen.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
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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: Stanborough
- Province: Canterbury