In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stockleigh Pomeroy like this:
STOCKLEIGH-POMEROY, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; 3½ miles NE of Crediton r. station. Post town, Crediton. Acres, 1,239. Real property, £1,794. Pop., 188. Houses, 43. The manor belongs to Sir H. F. Davie, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £222.* Patron, the Bishop of E. The church is ancient but good. There is a national school.
Stockleigh Pomeroy through time
Stockleigh Pomeroy is now part of Mid Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stockleigh Pomeroy itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stockleigh Pomeroy in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1941
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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