In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Davidstow like this:
DAVIDSTOW-popularly Dewstow-a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall; 4 miles NE by N of Camelford, and 12 W by N of Launceston r. station. Post town, Camelford. Acres, 6, 756. Real property, £4, 050. Pop., 394. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. The surface is very bleak; and a great moor of it extends to Rowtor and Brown Willy. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £192. Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is interesting.
Davidstow through time
Davidstow is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Davidstow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Davidstow in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4640
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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