In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Putford like this:
PUTFORD (East), a parish in Bideford district, Devon: on the river Torridge, 9 miles S W of Bideford r.station. Post-town, Torrington, North Devon. Acres, 2, 380. Real property, £1,034. Pop., 190. Houses, 34. The property is divided chiefly among three. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Buckland-Brewer, in the diocese of Exeter. The church isold but good.
East Putford through time
East Putford is now part of Torridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Torridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Putford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Putford, in Torridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1921
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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