In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Martinhoe like this:
MARTINHOE, a parish, with a picturesque little Village, in Barnstaple district, Devon; on the coast, 4 miles W by S of Linton, and 13 NE of Barnstaple r. statio n. Post town, Parracombe, under Barnstable. Acres, 2.549. Real property, £1,186. Pop., 219. Houses, 44. The manor was originally called Martin's Hoe or Martin's Hill; took its name from the family of Martyn, who w.ere anciently its owners; went from them to Mauger St. ...
Albyn, and remained with his descendants till 1422; and thence passed, through varions hands, to Sir R. Throckmorton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £109.* Patron, John Pike, Esq. Th e church is partly ancient bnt chiefly modern, has a small tower, and contains several monuments.
Martinhoe through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Martinhoe in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4867
Date accessed: 15th May 2024
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