Thorverton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1725
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1606
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Presbyterian, and Society of Friends/Quaker.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
THORVERTON, a parish, with a village, in Tiverton district, Devon; 3¾ miles NW of Stoke-Canon r. station, and 7 N of Exeter. It has a post-office under Collumpton, and fairs on the last Monday of Feb., and the Monday after 18 July.
Acres, 4,036. Real property, £6,334. Pop. in 1851, 1,511; in 1861, 1,211. Houses, 276. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Exeter.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £507. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of E. The church is good; and there are a Baptist chapel, national schools, and charities £62.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Devon, Thorverton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Thorverton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Devon, Thorverton – Church history ( 1 )
Thorverton Baptist Church, 1832-1982 : a brief history
Author: Stoyle, Ian
England, Devon, Thorverton – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Thorverton, bishop’s transcripts, 1606-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorverton (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
England, Devon, Thorverton, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorverton (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
England, Devon, Thorverton, parish registers, 1725-2007
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorverton (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
Thorverton : burials 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Thorverton baptisms 1813-1840
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Thorverton marriages 1813-1839
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1606-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorverton (Devonshire)
England, Devon, Thorverton – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Deanery of Cadbury : an index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Brampford Speke, Cadbury, Cadeleigh, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Colebrooke, Crediton, Down St. Mary, Kennerleigh, Morchard Bishop, Nether Exe, Newton St. Cyres, Poughill, Sandford, Shobrooke, Stockleigh English, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Thorverton, Upton Hellions and Upton Pyne. Includes Crediton Presbyterian Chapel Burials. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White’s Directory (1850) and Kelly’s Directory of Devonshire (1902), 1813-1840
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Parish register printouts of Thorverton, Devon, England ; marriages, 1606-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Thorverton, Devon, England, christenings, 1606-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Devon, Thorverton – History ( 1 )
Thorverton, Devon
Author: Stoyle, Ian
England, Devon, Thorverton – Schools ( 1 )
Thorverton School, 1905
England, Devon, Thorverton – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Thorverton, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
Land tax assessment of Thorverton, 1798
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Tiverton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Cadbury
- Poor Law Union: Tiverton
- Hundred: Hayridge
- Province: Canterbury
