OGWELL (East), a parish, with a village, in Newton-Abbot district, Devon; on an affluent of the river Teign, 1½ mile S W of Newton-Abbot r. station. Post-town, Newton-Abbot. Acres, 1, 249. Real property, £2, 155; of which £12 are in quarries. Pop., 275. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. The scenery isvery fine, and draws many parties and ramblers, during summer, to admire its beauties; and the surface includes several lofty hills, commanding brilliant views. A quarry of fine madrepore is in the W hill. The living is a rectory, united with West Ogwell, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £307.* Patron, P. G. Taylor, Esq. The church is old but good; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains an old oak screen, and a large monument to the Reynell family. There is an endowed school with £10 a year.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))