Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DUNCHIDEOCK

DUNCHIDEOCK, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; E of the river Teign, 4 miles SW of Exeter town and r. station. It has a post office under Exeter. Acres, 950. Real property, £1, 068. Pop., 155. Houses, 33. The surface is scattered. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Shillingford, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £121. Patron, Sir L. Palk, Bart. The church stands on an eminence; is of the 12th or 13th century: consists of nave, chancel, and north aisle, with western embattled tower; and has a delicately-carved screen.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dunchideock AP/CP       St Thomas RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Dunchideock

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