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"TORBRIAN (HOLY TRINITY), a parish, in the union of NEWTON-ABBOTT, hundred of HAYTOR, Teignbridge and S. divisions of DEVON, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from Newton-Bushell; containing 264 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1972 acres, of which 200 are common or waste land; it abounds with limestone of excellent quality. . . The church contains three sepulchral chapels, and has an elegant wooden screen, an enriched pulpit of wood, an ancient font, and a piscina; the porch is ornamented with sculptured angels and in the churchyard is a cross." [From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of England (1844)]
A parish in Shebbear Hundred, the Archdeaconry of Totnes, and the Diocese of Exeter.

General information:

Biography

Walker, Hilda H & Antony J Sutcliffe. James Lyon Widger, 1823-1892 and the Torbryan Caves. Trans. Dev. Assoc. 99 (1967) pp.49-110.

Church History

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

Church Records

Parish Registers going back to 1564 are held in the Devon Record Office - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon Record Office.

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

Other churches and chapels (with pre-1840 records):

Nothing entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993).
Sellman, R.R. Torbryan, Devon: edited transcript of the parish registers to 1837. Typescript (1978) 63p. [Westcountry Studies Library - x929.3/TOR/1564]

Directories

Transcription provided by Val Henderson of the entry (description and names) in Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Devonshire 1870.

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 Arthur French, who invites queries and lookup requests.

Alexander, J.J, Early owners of Torbryan manor, Trans. Devon. Assoc. 68, 1936, pp. 197-214. [Brian family]
Alexander, J.J. The Brians of Torbryan, Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 19 (1), 1936, pp. 6-11. [Medieval. ]

History

Cooke, R.D. Notes on the Churches and Parishes of Ipplepen and Torbryan. (1963) [Plymouth Library]
Hobbs, S.D. 'To cure the mind's wrong biass, Spleen, some recommend the bowling-green'. In Devon Documents (ed. T. Gray). Tiverton: Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, Special Issue (1996) [ISBN 0925836203] pp.100-102. [Set in Tor Newton house in Torbryan, and Ipplepen]

Manors

Alexander, J.J. Early owners of Torbryan Manor. Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 68 (1936) pp.206- 214.

Names, Personal

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

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Last updated: 16 Jul 2007 - Brian Randell

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