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LOXHORE, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon, The village stands on a hill, amid very fine scenery, 5¼ miles NE by N of Barnstaple r. station; was originally called Lockeshore; and is a very scattered place. The parish comprises 1,530 acres; and its posttown is Barnstaple. Real property, £1,490. Pop. in 1851,317; in 1861,250. Houses, 61. The decrease of pop. was caused by the introduction of agricultural machinery. The manor and most of the land belong to S. P. B. Chichester, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £177. Patron, S. P. B. Chichester, Esq. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Loxhore Parish Barnstaple Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place names: | LOCKESHORE | LOXHORE |
| Place: | Loxhore |
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