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NEWTON-TRACEY, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon. The village stands 2¼ miles W of the river Taw, and 5 S S W of Barnstaple r. station; and has a post-office under Barnstaple. The parish comprises 336 acres. Real property, £571. Pop., 136. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £67. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old but good, and has a tower. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newton Tracey Parish Barnstaple Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Newton Tracey |
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