A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
EXBOURNE, a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon. The village stands near the river Okement, 4½ miles E by S of Hatherleigh, and 4 W of North Tawton r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Exbourne, North Devon, and a fair on the third Monday of April. The parish comprises 2, 121 acres. Real property, £2, 891. Pop., 459. Houses, 97. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £261.* Patron, the Rev. Dr. Brailsford. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with square tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Exbourne AP/CP Okehampton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Exbourne |
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