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CORYTON, or Corriton, a parish, with a r. station, in Tavistock district, Devon; on Lyd river, 7 miles NNW of Tavistock. Post town, Tavistock. Acres, 1, 334. Real property, £1, 926. Pop., 238. Houses, 48. The property is all in one estate. Slate has been largely quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £208.* Patron, Sir L. Newman, Bart. The church is ancient; and was repaired and enlarged in 1838. Charities, £20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a r station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Coryton Parish Tavistock Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place names: | CORRITON | CORYTON | CORYTON OR CORRITON |
| Place: | Coryton |
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