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TORBRIAN, a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon; near the South Devon railway, 4 miles SSW of Newton-Abbot. Post town, Newton-Abbot. Acres, 2,010. Real property, £3,185. Pop., 205. Houses, 45. The land abounds in tors and rocks, and was anciently held by the Brians. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £286. Patrons, the Rev. T. Wolston and others. The church is ancient.
(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: | Torbryan Parish Newton Abbot Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Torbryan |
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