In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Landscove like this:
LANDSCOVE, a chapelry in Staverton parish, Devon; near the river Dart and the South Devon railway, 4 miles N of Totnes. It was constituted in 1852; and its post-town is Ashburton, under Newton-Abbot. Pop, 399. Houses, 80. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £75.* Patron, the Vicar of Staverton. The church is a handsome modern edifice, and was erected at the expense of Miss Champernoune. There is a public school.
Additional information about this locality is available for Staverton
Landscove through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Landscove, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24464
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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