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RINGMORE, a parish in Kingsbridge district, Devon; on the coast, 5½ miles W of Kingsbridge r. station. Post-town, Ivybridge. Acres, 1, 128. Real property, £2,011 . Pop., 271. Houses, 56. The property is divided amongfive. The coast consists partly of lofty picturesque cliffs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. F.Hingeston. The churchstands near the summit of a steep hill, and is partly Norman.
(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: | Ringmore Parish Kingsbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Ringmore |
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