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NEWTON-FERRERS, a village and a parish in Plympton, St. Mary district, Devon. The village stands on a creek of the river Yealm, 1¾ mile from the river'smouth, 5¾ S of Plympton r. station, and 6¼ S E of Plymouth; is a scattered place, amid remarkably beautiful environs; and has a post-office under Ivybridge. The parish comprises 2, 991 acres of land and 200 of water. Real property, £4, 214. Pop. in 1851, 749; in 1861.670. Houses, 140. The property is divided among a few. Gnaton Hall was long the seat of the Hele family; was rebuilt about 1832; and is now the residence of W. E. Matthews, Esq. Puslinch House and Tor Villa also are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £456. Patron, the Rev. J. Yonge. The church is very old; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with embattled tower; and contains monuments of the Potters and the Yonges. There are a national school and an alms-house.
(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: | Newton Ferrers CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Newton Ferrers |
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