BURRINGTON, a parish in South Molton district, Devon; on the rivers, Moule and Taw, 2 miles WNW of Portsmouth Arms r. station, and 4 NW of Chumleigh. Post Town, Chumleigh, North Devon. Acres, 5,330. Real property, £4,115. Pop., 939. Houses, 188. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged anciently to Tavistock Abbey, and belongs now to the Earl of Portsmouth. Northcote belonged once to the Hankfords; passed to the Pollards; and belongs now to the Buckinghams. The surface of the parish is diversified, and shows some romantic scenery. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £276.* Patron, W. Buckingham, Esq. The church is an edifice of different dates, from about 1150 to 1550; consists of nave, chancel, and south aisle, with an embattled tower; and has a handsome screen. There are chapels for Plymouth Brethren and Bible Christians.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))