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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilmington like this:
WILMINGTON, a village in Offwelland Widworthy parishes, Devon; 3 miles ESE of Honiton. It has a post-office under Honiton, and an endowed school.
Wilmington is now part of EAST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wilmington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilmington, in East Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25967
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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