Search for a place
Search for a place
STOKE-RIVERS, a parish, with a village, in Barnstaple district, Devon; 5 miles E by N of Barnstaple r. station. Post town, Barnstaple. Acres, 2,426. Real property, £2,067. Pop., 242. Houses, 48. The manor belongs to Sir A. Chichester. There are remains of a large Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £231.* Patron, not reported. The church is good; and there is an endowed school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stoke Rivers Parish Barnstaple Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Stoke Rivers |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.