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LUPPITT

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"LUPPITT, or Luppit, is a village and a parish, on a bold range of hills, four miles N. by E. of Honiton. It has 782 souls, and 4730 acres of land, including Shapcombe tithing, the small hamlets of Beacon and Shaugh, and a common of more than 500 acres. The baronial family of Crew were formerly lords of the manor, and were seated till the 16th century at Mohun's Ottery, now a farm house in this parish. The Rev. Wm. Bernard, of Clatworthy, Somerset, is now lord of the manors of Luppitt and Mohun's Ottery, but a great part of the parish belongs to C.J. Helyar, Esq., the Revs. H. and H.W. Helyar, and a few smaller freeholders. The Church (St. Mary,) is in the style which prevailed in the 15th century, and has a tower and four bells. It contains some ancient monuments of the Carew family, and was appropriated to Newenham Abbey. The vicarage, valued in K.B. at £13. 6s. 10½d., and in 1831 at £121, is in the patronage of the Rev. W. Bernard, and incumbency of the Rev. John S.C.L. Cabbell, who has held the living here since 1796. The Parsonage House is a small cottage, and the glebe is 5A. 22P. . . . " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

• General historical and descriptive information, area map from 1765, details about administrative boundaries, etc., about Luppitt from the Devon Library's Local Studies Service.

Biography

Hooker, John. The life of Sir Peter Carew of Mohun Ottery, Co. Devon. Archaeologia (1838) p96-151.

Cemeteries

Transcriptions of memorial inscriptions from Luppitt churchyard and war memorial are available from the Luppitt History Group web-site.

Whitmore, J.B. Devonshire Monumental Inscriptions, MS at Society of Genealogists (1951). [Extracts]

Census

Transcriptions of the census records (1841-1901) are available from the Luppitt History Group web-site.

Church History

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

Sage, John. St. Mary's Church, Luppitt, Devon. [Luppitt]: [The author] [1992] [8]p: ill. Westcountry Studies Library - p726.5/LUP/SAG

Sage, John. A glimpse of the past and present of St. Mary's Church Luppitt, Devon County Council (2008). [Devon FHS p942,35/LUP]

Guide to St Mary's Church, Luppitt (1971). [Devon FHS Library 942.35/LU]

Church Records

Transcriptions of baptisms (1710-1920), marriages (1724-1920) and burials (1710-1940) are available from the Luppitt History Group web-site.

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1838, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

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

The Deanery of Dunkeswell, CD012, Devon Family History Society, Exeter (2007). [Contains indexes: Awliscombe - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837; Churchstanton - Baptisms 1813-1837, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1839; Clayhidon - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837; Combe Raleigh - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837; Dunkeswell - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1800-1837; Hemyock - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1635-1837, Burials 1813-1837; Luppitt - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1838, Burials 1813-1837; Sheldon - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1755-1836, Burials 1770-1837; Upottery - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837; Yarcombe - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837.]

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Colin Evans, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: Baptisms: 1710-1933; Marriages: 1710-1838; Burials: 1710-1884.)

Extensive information (BMDs, family trees, book extracts, etc.) is available from the Luppitt History Group web-site.

Phillipps, Thomas, Sir. Carew quarterings, pedigree of Carewe of Carewe Castle, Co. Pembroke, and Mohuns Ottery, Co, Devon, and the branches of Haccombe, Antony, Bury, and Crowcombe. Middle Hill: the author, 1830.

History

Luppitt - Parish, church and People website.

Sage, John. Luppitt - Parish, Church and People. The Luppitt Local History Group (2000) 206 pp. [Details] [Index].

Land and Property

Spreadsheet transcription of the Tithe Apportionments.

Tithe Map and Apportionments, by Lucy Franklin.

Schools

Transcriptions of the School Registers (1873-1960) are available from the Luppitt History Group web-site.

Societies

The Luppitt Local History Group web-site provides extracts from their recently published book of Luppitt Local History, and an extensive set of transcriptions. These include census records, parish registers, monumental inscriptions, taxation records, poor law records, and much else, together with a set of family trees compiled from these Luppitt records.

Taxation

Hoskins, W.G. Extracts from the lay subsidy rolls...for the parishes of Luppitt [1591, 1660], Cotleigh [1660], Monkton [1660], Shute [1660], Northleigh [1660], Farway [1660] and lists of the inhabitants of the precinct of Bradninch in Exeter, 1708, 1732, 1752, Manuscript (1935). [D&CRS Library, Exeter: P1660]

Last updated: 12 Dec 2011 - Brian Randell

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