Newport, Devon Family History Guide
Newport is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Devon, created in 1847 from Bishop’s Tawton Ancient Parish.
Alternative names: Bishop’s Tawton St John the Baptist
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1830
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1854
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A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
NEWPORT, a populous hamlet, in the parish of Bishop’s-Tawton, union of Barnstaple, hundred of South Molton, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, ¼ of a mile (S. by E.) from Barnstaple.
This village is beautifully situated near Barnstaple bay, of which, with the bridge of Barnstaple and the river Taw, it commands some pleasing views; it is surrounded by handsome villas and the seats of opulent families.
The manufacture of lace is carried on, and a mill has been built, in which about forty persons are employed; there are also a brewery and a foundry.
A chapel was erected in 1828 at an expense of £1300, a neat building containing 600 sittings. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £87; patron, the Vicar.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Barnstaple
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiars of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Barnstaple
- Poor Law Union: Barnstaple
- Hundred: South Molton
- Province: Canterbury