In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Widecombe in the Moor like this:
WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR, a parish, with four. hamlets, in Newton-Abbot district, Devon; in the E side of Dartmoor, 8 miles SSW of Moreton-Hampstead r. station. Post town, Ashburton, under Newton-Abbot. Acres, 10,614. Real property, £4,771. Pop. in 1851, 974; in 1861, 854. Houses, 163. The property is much subdivided. ...
The surface exhibits the characteristic features of Dartmoor; and has many bold and lofty rocks. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £268.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of E. The church is old but good; has a very fine tower; and was the scene of a great disaster by lightning on a Sunday in 1638, when 4 persons in it were killed and 62 injured. The vicarage of Lensden is a separate benefice. There are Independent and Wesleyan chapels and a charity school.
Widecombe in the Moor through time
Widecombe in the Moor is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Widecombe in the Moor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Widecombe in the Moor, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5660
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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