Stoodleigh Devon Family History Guide

Stoodleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Stoodley

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1597
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1668

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STOODLEIGH, a parish, with a village, in Tiverton district, Devon; 5 miles NNW of Tiverton r. station. It has a post-office under Tiverton.

Acres, 4,336. Real property, £3,668. Pop., 499. Houses, 89. The manor, with S. Court, belongs to T. Daniel, Esq. S. Beacon was erected on Warbrightleigh hill by Edward II., and has left some remains.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £341. Patron, T. Daniel, Esq. The church is ancient but good. There is a national school.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Stoodleigh – Church records ( 6 )
England, Devon, Stoodleigh, bishop’s transcripts, 1607-1844
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Stoodleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Stoodleigh, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1844
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Stoodleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Stoodleigh, parish registers, 1597-1978
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Stoodleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

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

Stoodleigh baptisms 1813-1840
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Stoodleigh marriage registers
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Tiverton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: South Molton
  • Poor Law Union: Tiverton
  • Hundred: Witheridge
  • Province: Canterbury