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DOWN-ST. MARY, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; on the river Taw and the North Devon railway, near Morchard-Road r. station, and 6 miles NW of Crediton. Post town, Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. Acres, 2, 229. Real property, £2, 339. Pop., 426. Houses, 90. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to HenrySturt, Esq. The living is a rectory in the dio. of Exeter. Value, £233.* Patron, Rev. W. T. A. Radford. The church is partly Norman; and consists of nave, chancel, and south aisle, with a tower.
(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: | Down St Mary Parish Crediton Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Down St Mary |
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