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YARNSCOMBE, a parish, with a village, in Torrington district, Devon; 3 miles W of Umberleigh r. station, and 6½ S by E of Barnstaple. Post town, Barnstaple, North Devon. Acres, 3,047. Real property, £2,264. Pop., 423. Houses, 82. The manor belongs to the Hon-Mark Rolle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value £135. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient but good. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £24.
(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: | Yarnscombe Parish Torrington Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Yarnscombe |
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