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ROCKBEARE, a parish, with the villages of Rock-beare and Marsh-Green, in St. Thomas district, Devon; 1½ mile S E of Broad-Clist r. station, and 6 E N E of Exeter. Post-town, Exeter. Acres, 2, 375. Real property, £3, 310. Pop., 540. Houses, 108. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to Canonsleigh-abbey, and belongs now to T. Porter, Esq. R. House and R. Court are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £148.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is ancient but good, and has a pinnacled tower. There are an Independent chapel, a village school, and charities £9.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with the villages of Rock-beare and Marsh-Green" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rockbeare Parish St Thomas Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Rockbeare |
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