A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LAPFORD, a village and a parish in Crediton district, Devon. The village stands on the river Yeo and the North Devon railway, 9 miles NW of Crediton; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. The parish contains also Eastington hamlet, and comprises 3,819 acres. Real property, £3,153. Pop., 677. Houses, 139. The surface exhibits picturesque scenery; and vantage-grounds on it command views to the Dartmoor hills. One farm lies detached, about 6 miles from the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £600. Patron, the Rev. John Vicars. The church was founded about 1288; comprises nave, N aisle, and chancel; and contains a very ancient and fine screen and rood loft. A chapel, on a farm, and degraded to the lowest of farm uses, was built in 1434, and has walls 4 feet thick, and a circular ceiling. There are chapels for Independents and Bible Christians and a recently erected school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lapford CP/AP Crediton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Lapford |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.