In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newbridge like this:

NEWBRIDGE, a hamlet in Huish parish, Devon; about a mile from Huish church. It was the birthplace of Saunders, the demonstrator of anatomy at St. Thomashospital, London, and author of works on the diseases of the eye and the ear.

Newbridge through time

Newbridge is now part of TORRIDGE District. Click here for graphs and data of how TORRIDGE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newbridge itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newbridge, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24889

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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