CHITTLEHAMPTON, a large and pleasant village, 5½ miles W. of
South Molton, and 6½ miles S.E. of Barnstaple, has in its parish
1893 inhabitants, and 8720 acres of land, extending westward to the
Taw Valley, and including the village of Chittleham-holt,
and the hamlets of Ambow, Bidicot, Brightley, Stowford,
Newton, and Head, and many scattered farmhouses, &c.
There is some beautiful scenery on the banks of the Taw,
particularly near Head Wood. A fair is held in the village
on the third Saturday in March. The manor of Chittlehampton belongs
to the heirs of the late Lord Rolle, and was formerly held by the
Fitzhamon, Spenser, Dauberry, Pollard, and Venner families. The
manor of Chittleham-holt belongs to John Brown, Esq., whose son has
a pleasant seat here. Hudscot, a neat mansion with pleasant
grounds, is the seat of the sister of the late Lord Rolle. J.
Tanner, the Rev. P. Johnson, and several smaller owners, have
estates in the parish. The Church (St. Hieritha,) is a large
and handsome structure, in the perpendicular style, with a fine
tower and six bells. Its tutelary saint is said to have been
interred here. It contains several handsome monuments, and has a
finely carved stone pulpit. It was appropriated by Robt. Fitzhamon
to Tewkesbury Abbey. The heirs of the late Lord Rolle are now
impropriators of the rectory, and patrons of the vicarage, valued
in K.B. at £34. 18s. 11½d., and in 1831 at £435. The
Rev. Rt. Henry Chichester is the incumbent, and has 44½A. of
glebe, and a neat Vicarage House, erected in 1844, in the
Elizabethan style, at the cost of £1500. The tithes were
commuted in 1844, the vicarial for £575, and the rectorial
for £675 per annum. St. John's Church, at
CHITTLEHAM-HOLT is about three miles S. by E. of Chittlehampton,
and is a neat structure, in the early English style, built in 1838,
at the cost of £1000. It was founded by the late Lord Rolle,
who also built a good house for the minister, at the cost of
£900. His heirs are patrons of the perpetual curacy,
now in the incumbency of the Rev. Edmund Bennett, M.A. The Baptist
Chapel, at Chittlehampton, has been sold to the Wesleyans.
The Plymouth Brethren have a chapel at Chittleham- holt. The
Parish Lands, &c., have been long vested for the use of
the parish church, and comprise 30A., 15 houses, and several
gardens, worth about £40 a year. Belonging to the same trust
is an annual rent-charge of £1. 2s. 8d. Here is a National
School, partly supported by subscription.
Barnstaple Inn, Emanuel Isaac
Bell, Wm. Manaton
Exeter Inn, John Jenkins
Golden Lion, John Rendle
New Inn, Wm. Crocker
Rolle's Arms, James Brailey
BEERHOUSES.
Dart Michael
Nott Thomas
BLACKSMITHS.
Holloway John
Hunt Richard
Seage Wm.
Smith Wm.
2 Westacott Wm.
BOOT & SHOE MKS.
2 Baker Henry
2 Baker John
Govier Richard
CARPENTERS.
2 Huxtable Wm.
Sanders John
Smaldon James
FARMERS.
Arthur Thomas
Baker James
Baker John
Barnes Arthur
2 Bartlett Wm.
2 Bater John
2 Bater Thomas
2 Bowman Thos.
Bowman Sarah
Brailey Amos
Brown Wm.
Buckingham Wm.
Burgess Jane
Crocker George
Crocker Mary
Dunn Henry
Dyer John
Ellicott John
2 Ellicott Robert
Facey John
Gill John
Godbere John
2 Govier Peter
Graddon James
Graddon John, Brattan
Graddon Wm.
Guard Philip
Harris Js. Ambow
2 Hooper John
Howard Ephm.
2 Huxtable John
Joce Eliz. & Wm.
2 Lake John
2 Lewis John
2 Loosemore Ths.
Loosemore John
Luxton John
Manning Js. Head
Manning John
2 Manning Thos.
2 Martin Robert
Mildon Wm.
Mills John
Morris John
2 Phillips Wm.
Rendle John
2 Rowe Peter
Sanders James, Langaton
Sanders George
2 Sholbrook John
Skinner Alex.
Skinner Thomas
Smalbridge Fdk.
Vatter Wm.
2 Ward Wm.
2 Webber Richard
2 Westacott Ths.
SHOPKEEPERS.
Chapple Judith
Griffin John
2 Huxtable Emly.
Nott Thomas
WHEELWRIGHTS.
2 Heard Wm. & Edward
Lock Bartw.
Phillpots Thos.
Tinson James
Brian Randell, 23 Mar 1997
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