A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRENT (South), a village and a parish in Totnes district, Devon. The village stands on the river Avon, adjacent to the South Devon railway, 6 miles W of Totnes; and has a station, of the name of Brent, on the railway, and a post office, of the same name, under Ivy Bridge. It was formerly a market-town; and it still has large fairs on the last Tuesday of April and Sept.—The parish comprises 9,374 acres. Real property, £8,445. Pop., 1,205. Houses, 249. The property is much divided. The manor once belonged to the abbot of Buckfastleigh; but has been dismembered. The surface is diversified; and includes the striking eminence of South Brent-Tor. Micaceous iron-ore, used for the sanding of manuscript, is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £822.* Patron, the Rev. N. Cole. The church is old and large; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and has a Norman tower. There are chapels for Independents and Baptists; parish lands, yielding £114 a year; and other charities £25.
(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: | South Brent AP/CP Totnes RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | BRENT | BRENT SOUTH | SOUTH BRENT |
| Place: | South Brent |
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