A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CRUWYS-MORCHARD, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; 5¼ miles W of Tiverton r. station. It includes the village of Pennymoor, which has a post office under Tiverton; also the hamlets of Way and Yedbury. Acres, 5, 766. Real property, £4, 262. Pop., 685. Houses, 143. The property is subdivided. The manor has belonged, since the time of Henry I., to the family of Cruwys. Morchard Court, the seat of the Rev. G. S. Cruwys, was originally built in 1199, and has been enlarged and improved. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £455.* Patron, the Rev. G. S. Cruwys. The church is an ancient structure, with a massive tower; and has a finely-carved oak screen. There are Independent chapels at Pennymoor and Way.
(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: | Cruwys Morchard AP/CP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Cruwys Morchard |
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