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"COLEBROOKE, a pleasant village, on an acclivity near a tributary stream of the river Yew, four miles W. of Crediton, has in its parish 878 inhabitants, and 4990 acres of land, including the hamlet of Coleford, part of Coplestone, and many scattered farm houses, &c. A. Coryton, Esq., is lord of the manor, which was anciently held under the Bishop of Exeter. The other principal owners are J. Sillifant, Esq., J.H. Hippisley, Esq., S. Hamlyn, Esq., the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, S. Norrish, Esq., and Mr. R. Madge. . . . The Church (St. Mary,) is a large limestone structure, with a handsome tower, containing five bells. The south transept belongs to S. Norrish, Esq., and the beautiful north aisle to S. Hamlyn, Esq. There were formerly small chapels at Coplestone, Landsend, Horwell, Hooke, and Wolmerstone, in this parish. . . . The Rev. Thomas Drosier, A.B. is the incumbent, and has 14A. of glebe, and a good residence." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in Hayridge Hundred, under the Peculiar jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. Peskett: Coplestone is at the meeting point of the parishes of Colebrooke, Crediton and Down St. Mary.

General information:

Biography

Abe Cann: Champion of England - well-illustrated account of Abe Cann, the Devon wrestler, b. abt 1794, Colebrooke, from the Heard Family History website.

Cemeteries

Partial surname list, from gravestones in St Andrew's churchyard.
Colebrooke Memorial Inscriptions Index. G.M. Project. C.C.C. Community Programme (1986). [SoG Library DE/M17]

Church History

Colebrooke - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).

Harding, William. The church of Colebrooke. Exeter Diocesan Architectural Soc. Trans. 1 ser, v. 5, (1856) pp.6-21.
Oliver, G. Colebrooke in the Deanery of Cadbury. Notes and Gleanings - Devon and Cornwall 5 (1892) pp.13-17.
Reson. M. The Coplestone Independents. Devon Family Historian 38 (1986) pp.15-17.
Thorne, Roger F.S. Methodism in three parishes: the story of Copplestone Methodist Chapel, 1831-1981, Copplestone, [The Author] (1981) 45 pp. [Westcountry Studies Library p287.1/COP/THO]

Church Records

Parish Registers going back to 1558 are held in the Devon Record Office - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon Record Office.

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1829, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

Nothing entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993).

Description and Travel

Shirley Turner has provided a brief descriptions and photographs, together with transcriptions of the entries in the 1873 Post Office Directory listing a number of the inhabitants, for Colebrooke, Coleford and Copplestone.

Directories

Transcript of the name listing in White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devonshire (1850), made available by Nick Heard.

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

The Online Parish Clerk for this parish is Neville Enderson, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: 1841-1901 censuses, Bapt. 1558-1939; Marr. 1558-1850; Banns 1772-1986; Burials 1558- present, wills, some pedigrees.)

Reson, Muriel. Copleston of Copleston in Colebrooke, Devon: Family History 15 (126); (New Series), 102, 1992, pp. 261-75. See also 15 (127); N.S, 103, 1992, pp. 130-32.

History

Daimpre, Isidore. A Short Account of the Church and Parish of St Andrew, Colebrooke. Exeter: Elands (1903) 19p.
Hope, V. The Church and Parish of St Andrew, Colebrooke, Devon. James Townsend & Sons: Exeter, [1952.] pp. 23. BL 07822.g.53. e/
Morris, Percy. Colebrooke Parish Accounts 1618-1737. (1943) 400p. [Westcountry Studies Library - sB/COL 5/1618/MOR]
Williams, H. Fulford. Notes on the Parish of Colebrooke, Devon. Typescript (1961) 11 leaves. [Westcountry Studies Library]

Names, Personal

Colebrooke contributors to a 1678 brief for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral.

Names from White's Devonshire Directory (1850), provided by Nick Heard.

Probate Records

Summaries of the wills of William Wreford (1727) and Simon Wreford (1796) provided by John Moore.

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Last updated: 4 Nov 2009 - Brian Randell

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