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A parish in Wonford Hundred, and the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter."OGWELL (EAST) is a parish and scattered village, 1½ mile S.W. of Newton Abbot, containing 1249 acres of land, and 356 inhabitants. With the neighbouring parish of West Ogwell, it forms a detached member of Wonford Hundred, in the deanery of Ippleden. The manor was held at the Domesday Survey by Wm. Pictavensis, from whose family it afterwards passed to those of Malston, Stighull, and Reynell; but Holbeame estate was for some time held by the Petre family. General T.W. Taylor, C.B., is now lord of the manor, owner of most of the parish, and patron of the rectory, valued in K.B. at £19. 3s. 1d., and in 1831 at £200. The Rev. F.J. Taylor is the incumbent, for whom a handsome new Rectory House was built in 1849, on 26A. 2B. 21P of land, which was obtained in 1848, in exchange for the old glebe land. The Church (St. Bartholomew,) is a small ancient structure, with a tower and three bells, and stands in a picturesque valley." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
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Adams, Maxwell. Some Notes on the Churches and Manors of East and West Ogwell. Trans. Devon Assoc. (1900), vol. 32, pp.229-248. [Westcountry Studies Library s725.6/EAS/AD]
East Ogwell - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
East Ogwell Church: compiled and illustrated by the Sisters of the Community of the Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd. West Ogwell: The Community (1968) 10p, plates: ill. [Westcountry Studies Library - p726.5/EAS/EAS]
The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.
Among the records for this parish provided by Devon Heritage are transcripts of Burials for 1837-1906.
Nothing entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993).
Conservation Area Appraisal for East Ogwell - an interesting account of the area, with numerous photographs and maps.
Transcription provided by Val Henderson of the entry (description and names) in Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Devonshire 1870.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
The Online Parish Clerk for this parish is Marlene Ball, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: PRs.)
This parish is one of the growing number of places for which the Devon Heritage website provides census or parish register transcriptions, articles, and/or illustrations, etc.
Adams, Maxwell. Some Notes on the Churches and Manors of East and West Ogwell. (1900) 20p. [Westcountry Studies Library - s726.5/ASH/ADA]
Transcripts of the wills of John Penny (1814) and Mary Penney (1830) by Frances MacKellar.
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