In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dunchideock like this:
DUNCHIDEOCK, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; E of the river Teign, 4 miles SW of Exeter town and r. station. It has a post office under Exeter. Acres, 950. Real property, £1, 068. Pop., 155. Houses, 33. The surface is scattered. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Shillingford, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £121. Patron, Sir L. Palk, Bart. The church stands on an eminence; is of the 12th or 13th century: consists of nave, chancel, and north aisle, with western embattled tower; and has a delicately-carved screen.
Dunchideock through time
Dunchideock is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dunchideock itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dunchideock, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5759
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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