West Worlington, Devon Family History Guide

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West Worlington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1681
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

WORLINGTON, WEST (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of South Molton, hundred of Witheridge, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 5½ miles (E.) from Chulmleigh; containing 218 inhabitants. It comprises 2330 acres, of which 1165 are common or waste. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £8. 15. 10.; net income, £155; patron, Lewis Buck, Esq. In the parish are the ruins of a castellated mansion, the ancient seat of the Affetons.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, West Worlington – Church records ( 4 )
England, Devon, West Worlington, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1842
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Worlington (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, West Worlington, parish registers, 1693-1846
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Worlington (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Parish register transcripts, 1681-1850
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Worlington (Devonshire)

West Worlington marriage registers, 1813-1846
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, West Worlington – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of West Worlington, Devon, England ; marriages, 1693-1850
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of West Worlington, Devon, England, christenings, 1694-1850
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, West Worlington – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for West Worlington, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment of West Worlington, 1798

Administration

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