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Bickleigh.-- par., N. Devon, on river Exe, 4 miles S. of Tiverton, 1835 ac., pop. 233; P.O.; the birthplace of Bampfylde Moore Carew (1693-1770), king of the Gipsies, an eccentric mendicant.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bickleigh Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Bickleigh |
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