LYMPSTONE RESIDENTS IN WHITE'S DIRECTORY OF 1850 |
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Old houses on Church Road, Lympstone (now demolished) Water colour - artist not identified Courtesy of Devon County Council |
Lympstone, a pretty village, with several large and handsome houses, is pleasantly situated on the eastern bank of the broad estuary of the river Exe, about 2 miles N by W of Exmouth, and 8 miles S.S.E of Exeter. It has in its parish 999 inhabitants, and 1866 acres of land, including Sowden hamlet, and rises picturesquely from the principal street, which extends on a level near the estuary. Leland describes Lympstone as a "pretty townlet" with a "great trade in shippes", and it is still a very considerable fishing station, having about 60 small fishing boats and large beds of oysters in the estuary, brought there to fatten, from the sea coast near Exmouth. The village may be considered as a suburb of the watering place of Exmouth, and has many commodious lodgings for the accommodation of visitors, who throng here during the proper season.
The manor, anciently called Lenington, was given by Henry I to William, his steward. It afterwards passed to the Damarell, Dinham, Prideaux, Putt and Heathfield families. It passed from the late Lord Heathfield to Sit Thomas F. E. Drake, Bart., its present owner; but a great part of the parish belongs to Captain Wright, Charles Gifford, W. H. Hull, William Spicer, W. H. Peters and Thomas Porter and a few smaller owners.
The Church, St. Mary, is a fine old structure, with an embattled tower and five bells. It is said to have been rebuilt in 1409 but the nave, aisles and chancel have undergone many repairs and alterations. It was enlarged in 1830 and the east window embellished with stained glass by the later rector. The beautiful altar piece was given by Mrs. Wyatt, and the organ purchased by subscription in 1845. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £15. 13s 4d, and in 1831 at £300, is in the patronage of Thomas Porter Esq, and incumbency of the Rev. Edmond Strong, MA of Clist St. Mary. The Rectory House, occupied by the Curate, is a neat residence. The glebe is some 12 acres and the tithes were commuted in 1838 for £264 per annum. The Unitarians have a district chapel in the adjoining parish of Woodbury, built in 1774, and a small one at Lympstone built in 1820, but the latter is now let to the Wesleyans. The poor of Lympstone have the dividends of £500, three per cent Consols, left by William Spicer Esq., in 1848. A yearly rent charge of £4 was left in 1727 by Henry Metherell for schooling poor children of this parish. The interest of £20, left by John Egerton in 1730 is paid for the same purpose; as also is £2 13s. 4d. of the yearly dividends of £270, three per cent Consols, left in 1818 by Wakelin Welch, who directed two-thirds of the income to be distributed in blankets among the poor.
The National Schools form a neat building, erected in 1823 by the late Mrs. Elizabeth Welch, relict of the last named donor. Mrs Wyatt allows the mistress £24 a year and the boys' school is supported partly by subscription. In 1829, John Denning left the dividends of £100, three per cent Consols, towards the support of the Sunday School. |
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Harefield, Lympstone In 1850, this was the home of William Peters Esq. and his family. In 1882 it became St Peter's Preparatory School which is still going strong. Courtesy of Devon County Council |
RESIDENTS Adney, Captain John Bennett, Henry B, Metherell's Burch, James, plumber, painter &c Burgmann, Lady Claxton, Mrs, L Coventon, Mr. William, Underhill Crespin, Captain Henry, RN Fley, William, cider merchant Gardner, William, mason Hamlin, Thomas, lodging house, Brook Cottage Harbottle, Thomas R.,Sowden Villa Harris, John, horse and fly to let Hawker, Ann, lodgings Hilliker, Elizabeth, staymaker James, Rev. William, Kilner, Mrs. Mary Langdon, Mary Ann, schoolmistress Lefevre, Belfield, MD Lewin, Lady Caroline Linscott, Thomas, corn miller & maltster, Sowden Linscott, William, corn miller Lock, Mrs Moorshead, Rev. J. A, MA, curate, The Rectory Newberry, William, traveller Palmer, James, cooper Pengilly, Mrs. Munhall, Miss Perry Mrs. Pennell, Philip, sexton Peters, William Henry Esq, Harefield Price, Rees Charles, surgeon Reynolds, Mrs. G Powell Mrs. Rider, Edward, druggist, wines & spirits, Norwich Union Agent Shears, Richard, master mariner Squire Rev. Edmund (Unitarian) Underhill Upcott, Charles Haynes, watchmaker Venman, John , stone mason Williams, Mrs., Sowden House Williams, Miss mary Ann Windover, Edward saddler Wolland, Samuel Throne, schoolmaster Wolridge, Captain William, Nutwell Wright, Captain William Henry and Miss Emily Wyatt, Mrs, Henrietta, Strawberry Hill COMMERCIAL INNS AND TAVERNS Globe, Mary Ann Voysey New Inn, John Stanton Saddler's Arms, Samuel Darby Swan Inn, William Linscott BAKERS Linscott, James Taylor, Thomas, Ware, James BLACKSMITHS Carter, Francis Hutchings, John (and wheelwright) Jackson, Henry Marshall, William BOOT & SHOE MAKERS Carslake, Abraham Crabb, Samuel Hawkins, Samuel Hilliker, James Lacey, Henry Quick, Thomas Pyne, thomas Saunders, John Silvester, Frederick Upcott, John BUTCHERS Mitchell, W. F Till, Edward CARPENTERS Coventon, John Searle, Francis Y Sivill, John COAL MERCHANTS Skinner, James Widdicombe, Thomas FARMERS Bridle, George Cowd, William Fley, Richard Hill, Charles Linscott, Thomas Manley, Samuel Mitchell, William Neck, John Ridge, Henry Stamp, Philip GROCERS & DRAPERS Crabb, Richard (and Parish Clerk) Parsons, John Searle, Thomas Yarde (and spirit merchant) SHOPKEEPERS Blampin, Jonas Clapp, John Membury, Samuel Woodley, Oliver TAILORS Cowd, John Cowd, Philip Johnson, Robert Membury, Samuel TINNERS &c Edwards, John Shears, Christopher POST OFFICE at Richard Crabb's Letters despatched at 10 in the morning and quarter past 6 evenings COACHES to Exeter &c daily CARRIERS to Exeter: C. Denning and J. Wood daily. |
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17 December, 2014
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