In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sherford like this:
SHERFORD, a parish in Kingsbridge district, Devon; 3 miles E by S of Kingsbridge r. station. It contains part of the village of Frogmore, which has a post-office under Kingsbridge. Acres, 2,326. Rated property, £2,154. Pop. in 1851, 523; in 1861, 404. Houses, 83. The property is much subdivided. Kennedon was the residence of Judge Halse, in the time of Edward IV.; and is now a farmhouse. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Stokenham. The church is good; and there are chapels for Calvinists and Wesleyans.
Sherford through time
Sherford is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sherford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sherford, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1935
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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