In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Landkey like this:
LANDKEY, a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; near the river Taw, 2½ miles ESE of Barnstaple r. station. Post-town, Barnstaple. Acres, 3,162. Real property, £4,622. Pop., 699. Houses, 148. The property is divided among a few. There are extensive lime-works. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is old but good, and has a massive tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a slightly endowed school, and charities £47.
Landkey through time
Landkey is now part of North Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Landkey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Landkey in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5267
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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