Langtree, Devon Family History Guide
Langtree is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Week, Stibbs Cross, Stowford, and Suddon Cross.
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Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1659
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1603
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Bible Christian Methodist, and Independent/Congregational.
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A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
LANGTREE, a parish, in the union of Torrington, hundred of Shebbear, Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 3¼ miles (S. W.) from Torrington; containing 941 inhabitants.
It is on the road from Torrington to Holsworthy and Launceston, and comprises 4594 acres, of which 322 are common or waste. The soil is various, in some parts fertile, and in others coarse and of inferior quality; the arable lands produce wheat, barley, and oats, and the pastures are generally good: the prevailing timber is oak and pine.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £29. 1. 3., and in the gift of the family of Rolle: the tithes have been commuted for £510, and the glebe comprises 64 acres. The church is an ancient structure, containing some rich specimens of architectural beauty. There was formerly a chapel at Cross Hill, in the parish.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Torrington
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Torrington
- Poor Law Union: Torrington
- Hundred: Shebbear
- Province: Canterbury