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"SPREYTON is a village with several neat Houses, on a lofty eminence, about 8 miles E. by N. of Okehampton, and 17 miles W. by N. of Exeter. Its parish contains 3600 acres of land, and 404 inhabitants. The manor was held, for a long period, by the Talbots, whose heiress carried it in marriage to the Kelly family in the reign of Henry VI. It was sold to various freeholders during the last century, and now belongs to Messrs. W.H. Battishull, W.C. Cann, G.L. Gowin, Jno. Norris, Geo. Cann, the Rev. G. Hole, the Rev. R. Holland, and a few smaller owners. Fuidge House, the seat of J. Norris, Esq., is a neat cemented structure, and is pleasantly situated, as also is Barton, the seat of W. H. Battishull, Esq. The Church (St. Michael,) is a plain structure, with a handsome tower, containing five bells, and commanding extensive views in which 30 parish churches are seen." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in Wonford Hundred, the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter.

General information:

Biography

Chanter, J.F. Uncle Tom Cobley. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 11:1, (1920) pp.7-9. [See also vol.11, pp.70, 164. [Yeomen, 1697-1794]

Cemeteries

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

Church History

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

St. Michael's Church, Spreyton, a brief history, compiled from existing records. [s.l.]: [s.n.] (1954) 11p. [Westcountry Studies Library - 726.5/SPR/SAI ]

Church Records

Parish Registers going back to 1563 are held in the Devon Record Office - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon Record Office.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1563 are held in a special collection in the Westcountry Studies Library - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon & Cornwall Record Society's Collection.

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

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1563-1837, and Marriages 1563-1718, 1729-1837.

Sellman, R.R. Parish registers 1563-1837: edited transcript with family reconstitutions and supporting evidence. Typescript (1991) 106p. [Westcountry Studies Library - sx929.3/SPR/1563]
The Deanery of Dunsford: An index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Ashton, Bridford, Chagford, Cheriton Bishop, Christow, Doddiscombsleigh, Drewsteignton, Dunsford, Gidleigh, Hittisleigh, Holcombe Burnell, South Tawton, Spreyton, Tedburn St. Mary, Throwleigh and Whitestone. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White's Devonshire Directory 1850. CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2009). [Ashton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1740-1837; Bridford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1800-1837; Chagford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Cheriton Bishop Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1841, Bur: 1813-1837; Christow Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1757-1844, Bur: 1813-1837; Doddiscombsleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1755-1836, Bur: 1780-1837; Drewsteignton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Dunsford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Gidleigh Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1748-1812 (BT's), Mar: 1814-1837, Bur: 1813-1884; Hittisleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1839; Holcombe Burnell Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1753-1837; South Tawton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Spreyton Bapt: 1803-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1800-1837; Tedburn St. Mary Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Throwleigh Bapt: 1813-1841, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Whitestone Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837.]

Court Records

Chancery Proceedings - James Mallett of Spreyton (12 Dec 1710), concerning Tawton Mills, transcribed by Mike Mallett.

Description and Travel

Official website of the village and parish of Spreyton - very extensive.

Directories

Transcript of entry in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850.

Gazetteers

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

History

Freeman, E.V. Footprints of Medieval Life in a Mid-Devon District. Exeter Dioc. Arch. Soc. 3rd ser., v. 4. (1924) pp.97-104; plates.
Jones, W. Curious Inscriptions in the Chancel of Spreyton Church, and Contributions to the History of the Parish. Notes and Gleanings - Devon and Cornwall 2 (1889) pp.23-27. [With list of vicars.]
Keen, Phillis Mary. The story of Spreyton parish, Devon. Typescript [1986?] 9p. [Westcountry Studies Library - pxB/SPR/0001/KEE]
Williams, H. Fulford. Notes on the Parish of Spreyton, Devon. Typescript (1961) 11 leaves. [Westcountry Studies Library]

Manors

Chief Rents And Properties in the Manors of Spreyton, Lamford (Cheriton Bishop) and Fursham (Drewsteignton), 1800 and 1859, transcribed by Sophia Lambert.

Names, Personal

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

Probate Records

The Spreyton Village website provides summaries of twenty-six (as of Aug 2008) early Spreyton wills.

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