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A parish in West Budleigh Hundred, and the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter, 2½ miles N.W. of Tiverton, which had 453 inhabitants in 1831."WASHFIELD, a scattered village, picturesquely situated near one of the sources of the river Exe, two miles N.W. of Tiverton, has in its parish 503 souls, and 3235 acres of land, forming a detached member of West Budleigh Hundred. Jno. F. Worth, Esq., owns a great part of the soil, and is lord of the manor. He has a pleasant seat here, called Worth House, where his family has been settled since the thirteenth century. Messrs. J. and R. Melhuish, Thos. Daniel, W. Talley, and a few small owners have estates here. The Church (St. Mary,) is a Gothic structure, with a large tower and five bells. In the chancel are several neat mural monuments. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £19. 17s. 6d.,and in 1831 at £409, is in the patronage of J.F. Worth, and incumbency of the Rev. John Pitman, B.C.L., of Broadhempston. The glebe is 26A., and the Rectory House, occupied by the curate, is a good residence, with tasteful grounds. . . . " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
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Washfield - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
Detailed description of the church, and its monuments, from the British Listed Buildings website.
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).
Sidney Joseph Madge, Church-Wardens' Accounts of Washfield Parish, Devon, 1561-1903, analysed, etc., ff. 143. 1948.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
This parish is one of the growing number of places for which the Devon Heritage website provides census or parish register transcriptions, articles, and/or illustrations, etc.
Sue Davey's Washfield pages provide historical information, and parish register extracts.
Turner, John Maurice. Washfield: the story of a Devonshire village. Tiverton: The Bookshop (1947) 76p, plates; ill. [Westcountry Studies - B/WAS 3/0001/TUR] [Index]
Washfield War Memorial - transcribed by John Williams.
Summary of the will of Henry Worth (1680), provided by Edna Marlow.
Transcript of the will of Simon Worthe (1564), provided by Edna Marlow.
Transcript of the will of John Coles (1919), provided by Colin Rosewell.
Alcock, N.W. An American Stray: The Inventory of Henry Worthe of Washfield, 1606. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 34, 7 (1981) pp.271-273.Find help, report problems, and contribute information.
Last updated: 6 Sep 2012 - Brian Randell
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