CHAWLEIGH RESIDENTS LISTED IN BELLING'S DIRECTORY OF DEVON 1857 |
"Chawleigh is a village and parish, situate about two miles from Chulmleigh, 18 from Tiverton; from South Molton 10 miles, from Exeter 20 miles, and 2 miles from Eggesford Station on the South Devon Railway, containing 5,020 acres of land and a population in 1851 of 833 inhabitants. The number of voters in 1857 was 29 and Chulmleigh was the polling place.
Chawleigh, originally "Chavelege" is an irregularly built village, but very pleasantly situated. The Right Honourable the Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor, to whom about three fourths of the parish belongs - L. W. Buck Esq., Messrs H. Reed, Williams, C. Northcote and a few others have estates here. There are two fairs for cattle held near Eggesford Station - the one on May 6th and the other on the Tuesday before the last Thursday in October. The Church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure; the tower contains six bells and the interior of the edifice has a splendid carved screen. There are a few monuments. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's Books at £25.14. 2d. Rev. P. F. Clay, M.A. is Rector, William Josland sen. Clerk. The Independents and Bible Christians have each chapels here but no stated ministers. The National School is near the Church, and is mainly supported by the Earl of Portsmouth, and the payment of the children. Number of children - boys 42; girls 38. Mr. R.Gough Master; Mrs. Rebecca Gough, Mistress." |
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Chawleigh - The Bible Christian Chapel Dating from 1822 this is now a private residence © Richard J. Brine |
LIST OF RESIDENTS Clay, Rev. Pelham Fellows, M.A. Rector, Rectory Cole, Mr. William, Burridge Ash, Robert, farmer, James Week Baker, James, Carpenter Cann, Richard, farmer, maltster and brewer, Nutson Cann, Stephen, farmer, maltster and brewer, Nutson Challice, William, tailor and shopkeeper Cole, Thomas, farmer, Wilson's, Burridge Cornall, Richard, farmer, Glebe Dilling, George, blacksmith and implement maker Dilling, James, blacksmith Dilling, William, blacksmith Drake, John, farmer, East Leigh Edgworthy, Richard, victualler, Royal Oak Edworthy, Thomas, wheelwright Edwards, John, victualler, horse hirer, Fox and Hounds, Eggesford Ford, John, farmer, Moortown Goss, James, thatcher Goss, John, thatcher Harris, James, Shoemaker, Ford Moor Edward Holmes, station master, Eggesford Hookway, John, Relieving Officer and Registrar, Moortown Hooper, Rebecca, shopkeeper Josland, William, sen., shoemaker and Parish Clerk Josland, William, jun. shoemaker Kemp, William Adams, farmer, Great Burridge Kemp, Thomas, farmer Lake, Thomas, mason Lewis, Henry, farmer, Sowden's, Burridge Ley, John, shoemaker and baker Luxton, Thomas, victualler and farmer, Schoolmaster's Inn Middleton, Robert, farmer, Fiddlecott Newcomb, Simon, butcher Passmore, Richard, nurseryman Phillips, Henry, farmer, Mildon's Leigh Phillips, Robert, miller and farmer, Stone Mill Rattenbury, John, miller and farmer, Week Mill Reed, Edward, farmer, West Leigh Reed, Henry, farmer and Churchwarden, Toatworthy Reed, Richard, farmer, Handaford Reed, Richard, farmer, Ponsford Reed, Thomas, victualler, London Inn Sage, Thomas, mason Saunders, Anthony. farmer, Tonefield Saunders, John, shoemaker Saunders, Jeffrey, farmer, Chawleigh Week Saunders, Thomas, farmer, Mary Week Saunders, William, farmer and maltster, Chawleigh Barton and Chenstone Snell, Edward, farmer, Little Moortown Snell, William, farmer, East Ford Stone, Richard, farmer, Duckham and Edworthy Tancock, Richard, carpenter and shopkeeper Trick, Samuel, farmer, Homeland Vickery, John, farmer, East Hill Webber, William, tailor and shopkeeper Webber, William, cooper Webber, William, blacksmith and ironmonger Letters by foot post from Chulmleigh which is the nearest Money Order Office. |
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31 July, 2009
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