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HORWOOD, a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; near the river Torridge, 3 miles NE of Bideford r. station. Post town, Bideford. Acres, 860. Real property, £906. Pop., 109. Houses, 20. The property is divided among three. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £157. * Patron, the Rev. A. Dene. The church is ancient but good; has a low turreted tower; and contains monuments of the Denes, the Rolles, and the Pollards.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Horwood AP/CP Barnstaple RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
Place: | Horwood |
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