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GOODLEIGH, a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; on the river Yeo, 2¾ miles ENE of Barnstaple town and r. station. It includes the hamlet of Northleigh; and its post town is Barnstaple. Acres, 1, 167. Real property, £1, 590. Pop., 294. Houses, 63. The property is much divided. The land is very fertile, and has long been noted for the production of cherries. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Valne, £300.* Patron, the Rev. John Harding. The church is ancient; has a square pinnacled tower; and is in tolerable condition. There is an Independent chapel.
(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: | Goodleigh Parish Barnstaple Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Goodleigh |
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