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WOOLBOROUGH, a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon; containing chief part of Newton-Abbot town. Post town, Newton-Abbot. Acres, 1,231. Real property, £15,437; of which £37 are in gasworks. Pop. in 1851, 3,227; in 1861, 4,427. Houses, 853. The living is a donative in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £235. Patron, the Earl of Devon. See Newton-Abbot.
(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: | Newton Abbot Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Wolborough |
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