Huxham, Devon Family History Guide
Huxham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1667
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HUXHAM, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; near the river Culm and the Bristol and Exeter railway, 4 miles NNE of Exeter. Post town, Exeter.
Acres, 761. Real property, £1, 760. Pop., 134. Houses, 29. The property is all in one estate. Manganese is found.
The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Poltimore, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is decorated English; and consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and small bell turret.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
HUXHAM, a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 3¾ miles (N. N. E.) from Exeter; containing 150 inhabitants.
This parish, which is situated on the river Culm, comprises 765 acres; the soil is partly sandy, and partly clay, and there are some valuable mines of manganese.
The living is a rectory, united to that of Poltimore, and valued in the king’s books at £8. 6. 8.: the tithes have been commuted for £118, and the glebe comprises 22 acres.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: St Thomas
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Aylesbeare
- Poor Law Union: St Thomas
- Hundred: Wonford
- Province: Canterbury