Southleigh, Devon Family History Guide
Southleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Wiscombe.
Alternative names: South Leigh
Parish church: St. Lawrence
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1754
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1611
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A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
LEIGH, SOUTH (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Honiton, hundred of Colyton, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 2¾ miles (W. by S.) from Colyton; containing 357 inhabitants.
It comprises 2173 acres, of which 43 are common or waste.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £11. 8. 9., and in the gift of Charles Gordon, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £220, and there are 30 acres of glebe.
Near Wiscombe House is Blackbury Castle, one of the most perfect Roman encampments in the county; and immediately opposite to it is a long line of intrenchments, called Kingsdown. There are also numerous barrows.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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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