In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oakford like this:
OAKFORD, a village and a parish in Tiverton district, Devon. The village stands on a bold acclivity, adjacent to a tributary of the river Exe, 2 miles S of the boundary with Somerset, 3 W S W of Bampton, and 6½ N N W of Tiverton r. station; is large and straggling; and has a post-office under Tiverton. ...
The parish comprises 5, 464acres. Real property, £3, 211. Pop., 629. Houses, 122. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £425. Patron, Mrs. Parkin. The church was rebuilt in 1838; and is a neat stone edifice, with a pinnacled tower. There are a parochial school, and charities £10.
Oakford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oakford in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4872
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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