Shebbear is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon. Sheepwash is a chapelry of Shebbear.
Other places in the parish include: Lake and Rowden.
Alternative names: Shebbeare
Parish church: St. Lawrence
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1576
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Bible Christian Methodist, Presbyterian, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
SHEBBEAR (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Torrington, hundred of Shebbear, Black Torrington and Shebbear, and N. divisions of Devon, 7¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Hatherleigh; containing 1160 inhabitants.
It is bounded on the west by the river Torridge, and comprises 4577 acres, of which 1955 are common or waste land; the soil is of indifferent quality, the surface hilly, and the scenery enriched with wood.
The living is a discharged vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Sheepwash annexed, valued in the king’s books at £11. 8. 4., and in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £243; impropriators of Shebbear, Messrs. Brent, Brand, and Snell. The church is an ancient structure, and has a Norman arch over the entrance, ornamented with foxes’ heads in rough stone.
There are places of worship for Bible Christians, Bryanites, and Wesleyans.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Devon, Shebbear – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Shebbear, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Devon, Shebbear – Church records ( 7 )
Births and baptisms, 1818-1837
Author: Bible Christian Church (Shebbear, England)
England, Devon, Shebbear, bishop’s transcripts, 1597-1854
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shebbear (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
England, Devon, Shebbear, parish registers, 1576-1994
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shebbear (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
Shebbear baptisms, 1813-1839
Author: Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Shebbear (Devonshire)
Shebbear burial registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Shebbear marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1576-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shebbear (Devonshire)
England, Devon, Shebbear – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Deanery of Torrington : an index of baptisms. mariages and burials
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Parish register printouts of Shebbear, Devon, England (Bible Christian Church) ; christenings, 1818-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Shebbear, Devon, England ; christenings, 1576-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Shebbear, Devon, England ; marriages, 1576-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Devon, Shebbear – Court records ( 1 )
Register of freeholders
Author: Devon Family History Society (England); Devon (England). Record Office
England, Devon, Shebbear – Schools ( 1 )
The story of Shebbear College
Author: Pyke, Richard
England, Devon, Shebbear – Schools – History ( 1 )
The story of Shebbear College
Author: Pyke, Richard
England, Devon, Shebbear – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Shebbear, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
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