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NEWTON-ST. PETROCK, a parish, with a village, in Bideford district, Devon; on the river Torridge, 7½ miles N E by N of Holsworthy, and 11 S S W of Bideford r. station. Post-town, Highampton, North Devon. Acres, 1, 556. Real property, £1, 223. Pop., 231. Houses, 48. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Mrs. Buck. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £220. * Patron, the Rev. F. D. Lempriere. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower. There is a Baptist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newton St Petrock Parish Bideford Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Newton St Petrock |
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