In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Allington like this:
ALLINGTON (East), a parish in Kingsbridge district, Devon; 4¾ miles NW of Start bay, and 8 SSW of Totnes r. station. Post Town, Blackawton under Totnes. Acres, 3,646. Real property, with Blackawton, £11,644. Pop., 521. Houses, 111. The property is divided among a few. The parish is a meet for the Slapton harriers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £510.* Patron, W. B. Fortescue, Esq. The church has a screen, contains monuments of the Fortescue family, and is good.
East Allington through time
East Allington is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Allington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Allington, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1648
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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