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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described West Down like this:
West Down, par. and vil., Devon - par., 4059 ac., pop. 532; vil., 7 miles NW. of Barnstaple; P.O.
West Down is now part of NORTH DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Down itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Down, in North Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2951
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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