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HUISH, a parish in Torrington district, Devon; on the river Torridge, 5 miles NNW of Hatherleigh, and 9 WSW of Eggesford r. station. It includes the hamlet of Newbridge; and its post town is Hatherleigh, North Devon. Acres, 986. Real property, £926. Pop., 171. Houses, 24. The property is divided between two. The manor belongs to Lord Clinton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £194.* Patron, Lord Clinton. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and contains several handsome monuments. Saunders, the medical author who died in 1810, was a native.
(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: | Huish Parish Torrington Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Huish |
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