In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abbotskerswell like this:
ABBOTS-KERSWELL, or Abbots-Carswell, a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon; on the South Devon railway, 2 miles south of Newton-Abbot. Post town, Newton-Abbot. Acres, 1,461. Real property, £3,043. Pop. 437. Houses, 106. The property is much divided. The minerals comprise limestone, coal, potter's clay, and alum. ...
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £293.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The ancient church was a cell of Montacute Abbey. The present church is a neat small edifice of nave, chancel, and aisles, with a square tower. There are two small dissenting chapels, Baptist and Wesleyan.
Abbotskerswell through time
Abbotskerswell is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abbotskerswell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abbotskerswell, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4657
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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