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CHRISTOW, or Cristow, a parish and a sub-district in St. Thomas district, Devon. The parish lies on the river Teign, 4½ miles NNW of Chudleigh, and 4 NNE of Bovey r. station. It has a post office under Exeter. Acres, 3, 218. Real property, £6, 357; of which £3, 000 are in mines. Pop., 941. Houses, 178. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Canonteign House, belongs to Viscount Exmouth. The scenery is highly picturesque. Lead ore is mined. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £157.* Patron, Viscount Exmouth. The church is ancient; and contains the ashes of the great Admiral Exmouth. There are a small Baptist chapel and charities £30.-The sub-dis trict contains four parishes. Acres, 11, 432. Pop., 2, 207. Houses, 427.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Christow AP/CP Christow SubD St Thomas RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
Place names: | CHRISTOW | CHRISTOW OR CRISTOW | CRISTOW |
Place: | Christow |
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