In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lapford like this:
LAPFORD, a village and a parish in Crediton district, Devon. The village stands on the river Yeo and the North Devon railway, 9 miles NW of Crediton; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Morchard-Bishop, North Devon. The parish contains also Eastington hamlet, and comprises 3,819 acres. ...
Real property, £3,153. Pop., 677. Houses, 139. The surface exhibits picturesque scenery; and vantage-grounds on it command views to the Dartmoor hills. One farm lies detached, about 6 miles from the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £600. Patron, the Rev. John Vicars. The church was founded about 1288; comprises nave, N aisle, and chancel; and contains a very ancient and fine screen and rood loft. A chapel, on a farm, and degraded to the lowest of farm uses, was built in 1434, and has walls 4 feet thick, and a circular ceiling. There are chapels for Independents and Bible Christians and a recently erected school.
Lapford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lapford in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1862
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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