A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LANGTREE, a parish in Torrington district, Devon; 3½ miles SW of Great Torrington, and 8 S of Bideford r. station. It contains the hamlets of Stowford and Week; and its post-town is Torrington, North Devon. Acres, 4,594. Real property, £3,550. Pop., 837. Houses, 169. The property is divided among a few. The manor of Langtree belonged to the Earls of Gloucester; passed to the Spencers; and belongs now to the Hon. Mark Rolle. The manor of Stowford belonged to the Sackvilles; passed to the Coplestones, the St. Legers, and the Browns; and had a fine mansion built on it by Sir Thomas Brown. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £348.* Patron, the Hon. Mark Rolle. The church is ancient, in tolerable condition; has an embattled tower; and contains a curiously inscribed tablet to Abraham Barnfield of 1688, and some other monuments. There are a chapel for Baptists, two chapels for Bible Christians, a parochial school, and charities £57.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Langtree AP/CP Torrington RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Langtree |
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