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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Potheridge like this:
POTHERIDGE, a hamlet in Merton parish, Devon; on the river Torridge, 4¼ miles S E of Great Torrington. The manor belonged to the Le Moignes, and passed to the Monks and the Rolles. The Manor House was thebirthplace of General Monk, Duke of Albemarle; and was mostly pulled down after the death of his Duchess.
Potheridge is now part of TORRIDGE District. Click here for graphs and data of how TORRIDGE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Potheridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Potheridge, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24550
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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