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CALVERLEIGH, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; in the vicinity of the Western canal, 2¼ miles NW of Tiverton r. station. Post Town, Tiverton. Acres, 501. Real property, £874. Pop., 86. Houses, 17. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, from the time of King John till that of Henry VIII., to the Calwoodleys; and belongs now to J.Nagle, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £161. Patron, G. W. Owen, Esq. The church is old and good, with a low turreted 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: | Calverleigh Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Calverleigh |
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