Northleigh, Devon Family History Guide

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Northleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: North Leigh

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1697
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

LEIGH, NORTH, a parish, in the union of Honiton, hundred of Colyton, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 3¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Colyton; containing 252 inhabitants.

The parish comprises about 1000 acres, of which 150 are common or waste. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £10. 9. 7., and in the gift of the Rev. H. Braddell: the tithes have been commuted for £169. 10.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

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England, Devon, Leigh (North)

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

England, Devon, North Leigh – Church records ( 6 )
England, Devon, North Leigh, parish registers, 1700-1993
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Leigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Northleigh, bishop’s transcripts, 1614-1840
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Leigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Northleigh : baptisms 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Northleigh : burials 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

Parish register transcripts, 1700-1812
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Leigh (Devonshire)

England, Devon, North Leigh – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of North Leigh, Devon, England ; christenings, 1700-1812
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of North Leigh, Devon, England ; marriages, 1708-1812
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, North Leigh – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for North Leigh, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Honiton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Honiton
  • Poor Law Union: Honiton
  • Hundred: Colyton
  • Province: Canterbury