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                         STOKE RIVERS

     From William White's Gazetteer & Directory of Devon 1850

     Transcribed by John Bishop

Names in inverted commas 
after a person's name refer to houses or farms.
This type of bracket {} is a modern note.
This type of bracket () is in the original
The UK pound sterling symbol is represented by 'L'
{A = acres, R = roods, P = perches {all units of land measurement}}


Which anciently belonged to the "Rivers" family is a village & parish 5
miles E by N of Barnstaple containing 299 inhabitants & 2426 acres of land,
including the hamlet of "North Horridge". Sir A. Chichester, Bart, is lord
of the manor & owner of most of the soil, and the rest belongs to J. & P.
Tamlyn, & several smaller owners.
The Church (Holy Ascension) is a Gothic structure with a tower & 5 Bells.
The Rectory  valued in KB at £14-14s-7d and in 1831 at £260 is in the
patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Henry Hiern  LLB. who has 59a,1r,32p,
of glebe & a good old residence. The school has recently been endowed with
the dividends of £200  consolidated Bank annuities left by Amos Tamlyn Esq.

Combeer, Mary                     Schoolmistress.
Cutland, Edward.                  Blacksmith.
Hiern, Rev. Henry,   LLB.         "Rectory"
Hutchins, Edward.                 Wheelwright
Parkin Wm. & Thos.                Wheelwrights
Vickery, Christopher.             Blacksmith

FARMERS
Fry, Abraham
Fry, Thomas
Lee, Wm.
Tamlyn, Peter.
Tamlyn, John                     "Orswell"
Tucker, James
Tucker, John

Brian Randell, 10 Dec 2008