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MOREBATH

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"MOREBATH, a small village on a bold southern declivity, 2 miles N. of Bampton, has in its parish 466 souls, and 3349A. of land, including the small village of Exbridge, which is partly in Somersetshire, near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Barle, where the hills rise in lofty elevations on the borders of the two counties. A cattle fair is held here on the Monday after August 24th. Montague Baker Bere, Esq., is lord of the manor, which was long held by Berlinch Abbey; but part of the parish belongs to John Bere, Esq., Henry Ball, Esq., and several smaller freeholders. The Church (St. George,) is an ancient structure, with a tower and five bells, and some remains of a window brought from Berlinch Abbey in the 16th century. It contains a Norman font, and several neat monuments. The vicarage, valued in K.B. at £7. 8s. 9d., and in 1831 at £200, is in the patronage of T.L. Clarke, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. A.B. Hill, who has a good residence at the foot of a high cliff, and 5A. of glebe. . . . " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

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

Biography

Fear, Chris. John Panton - nurseryman extraordinary. Devon Life vol. 5 no. 41, (1969) pp.22-23; ill.

Church Records

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1800-1837 - for details see their book list.

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

Name index to the Morebath Churchwardens' Accounts, provided by Mark Brewer.

Binney, J.E. A Warden's Account Book in the Parish of Morebath. Western Antiquary 10, 9 (1891) pp.121-123, 149-151 and 180-182; 11 (1891-92) pp.21-23, 39-43, 114-116, 129-132, 158-159 and 185-187.

Binney, J. Erskine (transcr.) Accounts of the wardens of the parish of Morebath, Devon 1520-1573. Exeter: James G.Commin (1904) [8], 256p, plates: facsims. [Full text]

Binney, J.Erskine. The accounts of the wardens of the parish of Morebath, 1520-1573. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 3:Appx, (1904). [Item 1, 1-256. Fold-out facs; transcript; index.]

H., W.S.B. and Editors. Morebath wardens' accounts. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 12:8, (1923) pp.346-347. [Obscurities in entries.]

H., W.S.B. and Chope, R. Pearse. Morebath wardens' accounts. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 13:1, (1924) pp.10-12; 13:2, (1924) pp.57-59; 13:3, (1924) pp.101-102; 13:4, (1924) pp.161-163. [Continuation of vol.12, p.346.]

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

Sayer, M.J. Pedigrees of county families. [1], Genealogists Magazine 19 (8), 1978, pp. 284-5.

History

Duffy, Eamon. The Voices of Morebath, Yale University Press (2001). [ISBN: 0300091850] [Based on records from 1520-1574 by the parish priest, Sir Christopher Trychay - encompasses the "Prayer Book Rebellion" of 1549 and the major changes in the Church from Henry VIII through to 15 years of Elizabeth and how such national events impacted on a small village of 33 families]

Sellman, R.R. Extracts from Local Records Typescript (1968) [Westcountry Studies Library]

Cuttings etc., chiefly relating to Morebath and district, originally pasted into a rate book...rebound by DRO, 1980. [1900] [100]p: ill. [Westcountry Studies Library - sfB/MOR 2/1870/CUT]

Last updated: 8 Apr 2012 - Brian Randell

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