Ilsington Devon Family History Guide

Ilsington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Other places in the parish include: Haytor Vale, Sigford, Liverton, Leverton, South Knighton, Harford, Cold East, and Bagtor Vale.

Parish church: St. Michael

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1558
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ILSINGTON, a village and a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon.

The village stands under Haytor mountain, 7 miles NW of Newton-Abbot r. station; and adjoins the quondam Silverbrook lead and zinc mine.

The parish contains also the hamlets of Cold East, Harford, Haytor-Vale, Bagtor-Vale, Liverton, Sigford, and South Knighton. Post town, Newton-Abbot. Acres, 7,563. Real property, £5,597; of which £30 are in mines. Pop., 1,209. Houses, 239. The property is much subdivided.

One manor belongs to H. Monro, Esq., and another to the Duke of Somerset. A ruined old manor house, which was the seat of the Dinhams and the Arundells, is near the Church. Ingsdon is the seat of H. Monro, Esq.; and Bagtor House is the seat of Lord Cranstone. The Haytor granite works are within the parish.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £313. Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a very large and handsome carved screen.

There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, an endowed school with £21 a year, and other charities £77.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Ilsington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ilsington, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Devon, Ilsington – Church records ( 5 )
England, Devon, Ilsington, bishop’s transcripts, 1614-1835
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ilsington (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Ilsington baptisms : 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Ilsington (Devonshire)

Ilsington burials 1813-1838
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Ilsington marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register transcripts, 1558-1837
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ilsington (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Ilsington – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Deanery of Moreton
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register printouts of Ilsington, Devon, England ; marriages, 1558-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Ilsington, Devon, England, christenings, 1558-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Ilsington – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Ilsington, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Ilsington – History ( 2 )
The book of Ilsington : a photographic history of the parish
Author:    Wills, Dick

Ilslington charities, part III
Author:    Ransom, Bill

England, Devon, Ilsington – Manors ( 3 )
The descent and dispersion of the manor of Ilsington
Author:    Ransom, Bill

The Manor of Bagtor, Ilsington
Author:    Ransom, Bill

The owners of Ingsdon, Ilsington
Author:    Ransom, Bill

England, Devon, Ilsington – Schools ( 1 )
Ilsington parish register
Author:    Henwood, Janet; Church of England. Parish Church of Ilsington (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Ilsington – Societies ( 1 )
Ilslington charities, part III
Author:    Ransom, Bill

England, Devon, Ilsington – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Ilsington, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Maps

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Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Newton Abbot
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Moreton
  • Poor Law Union: Newton Abbot
  • Hundred: Teignbridge
  • Province: Canterbury