Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CADELEIGH, or Cadleigh

CADELEIGH, or Cadleigh, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; 4½ miles SW of Tiverton r. station Post Town, Tiverton. Acres, 2,191. Real property, £2,160. Pop., 258. Houses, 74. The property is much subdivided. The surface rises into bold romantic hills, with brilliant views. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £198.* Patron, Mrs. Moore. The church is old; consists of nave, chancel, north aisle, and western tower; contains a canopied monument to Sir Simon Leach; and stands on high ground, forming a conspicuous landmark. An Independent chapel is at Little Silver; and there are charities £16.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cadeleigh CP/AP       Devon AncC
Place names: CADELEIGH     |     CADELEIGH OR CADLEIGH     |     CADLEIGH
Place: Cadeleigh

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