In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woodbury like this:
WOODBURY, a village, a parish, and a sub district, in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands 2 miles ENE of Woodbury-Road r. station, and 3 ESE of Topsham; was once a market-town; is now a seat of petty-sessions; and has a post-office‡ under Exeter, an inn, and a fair on 3 May.—The parish includes six hamlets, and most of Woodbury-Salterton chapelry; and extends to the river Exe. ...
Acres, 7,804; of which 500 are water. Real property, £9,869. Pop., 1,966. Houses, 411. The manor belongs to the Hon. Mark Rolle. There are many fine residences. Nutwell Court was a castle till about the time of Edward IV., and was then converted into a handsome mansion by Lord Dinham. An ancient camp, successively British, Roman, Saxon, and Danish, is on W. Common; and a considerable camp, with a park of artillery, was there , to resist the threatened French invasion, in 1798 and 1803. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £177. Patrons, the Vicars Choral of E. The church is ancient. The curacy of W.-Salterton is a separate benefice. There are a free church, a Unitarian chapel, an endowed school, a national school, and charities £51.—The sub-district contains 4 parishes. Acres, 15,142. Pop., 3,916. Houses, 811.
Woodbury through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodbury in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5512
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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