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BRADSTONE, a parish in Tavistock district, Devon; on the river Tamar, 4½ miles SSE of Launceston r. station, and 8 NW by N of Tavistock. Post Town, Launceston. Acres, 1,257. Real property, £1,535. Pop., 142. Houses, 23. The property is divided between the Bradshaws and the Kellys. The manor-house, an old Tudor edifice, belongs to the former; and is now tenanted by a farmer. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £204.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is perpendicular English; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and is in tolerable condition.
(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: | Bradstone Parish Tavistock Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Bradstone |
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