In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton Poppleford like this:
NEWTON-POPPLEFORD, a village, a tything, and a chapelry, in Aylesbear parish, Devon. The village stands on the river Otter, 3 miles N W by W of Sidmouth r. station; took the latter part of its name from oval pebbles found in the soil, and from a ford in the river; and has a post-office under Exeter, a bridge over the Otter, and fairs on Holy Thursday, and the Wednesday after 17 Oct. ...
The bridge was erected in 1840, at a cost of about £2, 500. The tything and the chapelry are coextensive. Real property, £1,018. Pop. in 1851, 526; in 1861, 661. Houses, 141. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £45. Patron, the Vicar of Aylesbear. The church was founded as a chantry-chapel, about 1330, by Edward III.; was enlarged in 1826; and has an ancient tower. There is a slightly endowed school.
Newton Poppleford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton Poppleford in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4218
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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