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A parish in Cliston Hundred, the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter."WHIMPLE, a pleasant vilage, with several neat houses, on a declivity, 4½ miles W.N.W. of Ottery St Mary, and 8½ miles N.E. by E. of Exeter, has in its parish 3028A. 3R. 13P. of land, and 816 inhabitants, including 128 on STRETE RALEIGH tithing. The parish also includes the small hamlets of Slewton, Perreton, and Cobdon, and many scattered farmhouses, &. A fair for sheep, &., is held in the vilage on the Monday after Michaelmas day. Thomas W. Buller, Esq., is lord of the manors of Whimple, Strete Raleigh, and Cobdon, formerly held by the Englefield, Clist, Pudding, Raleigh, Gould and other families. Abm. Smith, Esq., Geo. Brooke, Esq., Jas. Davy, Esq., Mr. J.S. Wish, the Rev. Jas. S. Townsend, and several smaller owners, have estates in the parish. The Church (St. Mary,) is a neat structure in the perpendicular style, and was all rebuilt, except the tower, in 1845, . . . The rectory, valued in K.B. at £30, and in 1831 at £386, is in the patronage of Mrs. Sanders, and incumbency of the Rev. Lloyd Sanders, M.A., who has a neat and commodious residence and 67A. 3R. 14P. of glebe. . ." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
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Finch, Greg. George Brooke of Whimple, 1785-c.1850. Devon Historian 28, (1984) pp.15-19. [Farmer]
Reichel, O.J. Mayor of Whimple. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 11 (1920) p.78.
Tapley-Soper, H. Major-General Robert George Kekewich, C.B. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 8:5, (1915) pp.137-140, plates: port. [1854-1914]
Whiteway, E.V.M. Whiteways cider: a company history. Newton Abbot: David & Charles (1990) 176p: ill. [ISBN 0715398199]
Dallas, J. The Heraldry at Devonshire Churches. III: St Mary's, Whimple. Notes and Gleanings - Devon and Cornwall 5 (1892) pp.4-6.
Whimple - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
Whimple parish church: historical notes from the time of William the Conqueror. (1938) 8p. ill. [Westcountry Studies Library - p726.5/WHI/WHI]
Indexed transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1653 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): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.
Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1653-1836, and Marriages 1654-1836.
Sellman, R.R. Whimple, Devon: edited transcript of parish registers 1653-1836 with family reconstitutions and other evidence. Typescript (1990) 113p. [Westcountry Studies Library - sx929.3/WHI/1653]
Whimple village website - general information, links.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Chris Graves, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: C 1653-1955, M 1653-1836, B 1653-1984 plus other asstd. docs.)
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.
Whimple History Society website - the society has extensive archives, and "are pleased to try and answer questions relating to the people of Whimple, its history or past events".
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Last updated: 29 Apr 2008 - Brian Randell
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