In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stowford like this:
STOWFORD, a parish in Tavistock district, Devon; 2½ miles NNW of Coryton r. station, and 7 ENE of Launceston. Post town, Lewdown, North Devon. Acres, 2,065. Real property, £2,283. Pop., 471. Houses, 93. Stowford, Haine, and Stone manors belong toA. Harris, Esq.; and Milford manor, to H. Bradshaw, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £241.* Patron, the Rev. J. B. Woolocombe. The church is good. Charities, £44.
Stowford through time
Stowford is now part of West Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stowford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stowford in West Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4324
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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