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UPTON-PYNE, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; on the North Devon railway, 3 miles N by W of Exeter. Post town, Exeter. Acres, 1,852. Real property, £3,779. Pop., 455. Houses, 98. The manor belonged anciently to the Pynes; and, with Pynes House, belongs now to Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. Manganese was for some time worked, but is now exhausted. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £482.* Patron, Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. The church is ancient but good. There are a national school, and charities £7.
(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: | Upton Pyne Parish St Thomas Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Upton Pyne |
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