In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cadbury like this:
CADBURY, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; on the Rumansleigh ridge way, 5½ miles W by N of Hele r. station, and 6½ EN E of Crediton. Post Town, Cheriton-Fitzpaine, under Crediton. Acres, 1,899. Real property, £2,399. Pop., 241. Houses, 46. The property is divided among three. ...
The manor, with Fursdon House, belongs to E. Fursdon, Esq. Cadbury Castle is the remnant of an ancient earthwork; was the rendezvous of Fairfax's army on a day in 1645; and has yielded a quantity of antique ornaments. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £163.* Patron, Rev. F. J. Coleridge. The church is a substantial structure of the 15th century.
Cadbury through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cadbury in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1766
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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