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KNOWSTONE, a village and a parish in South Molton district, Devon. The village stands on an affluent of the river Mole, 3 miles from the boundary with Somerset, 8 miles E by S of South Molton, and 11½ NW of Tiverton r. station.—The parish contains also the hamlets of East Knowstone and Roachill; and its post-town is S. Molton, under Tiverton. Acres, 4,989. Real property, £3,239. Pop., 511. Houses, 101. The manor belongs to Sir Robert Throckmorton, Bart. Large portions of the property belong to the Earl of Ilchester, J. F. Bellew, Esq., and J. Handford, Esq. Shapcott-Barton, a very ancient mansion, belongs to Mr. Handford; and Wadham was once the seat of the Courtenays. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Molland, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, not reported.* Patron, Sir R. Throckmorton, Bart. The church is ancient; was recently repaired; consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and contains monuments of the Culme and Shapcott families. Charities, £5. Sir J. Berry, the mariner, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Knowstone CP/AP South Molton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Knowstone |
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