Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KENNERLEY

KENNERLEY-anciently KENWARDLEIGH-a parish, with a village, in Crediton district, Devon; on the river Creedy, 4 miles NE of Copplestone r. station, and 5 N by W of Crediton. Post town, Crediton. Acres, 732. Real property, £818. Pop., 106. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £145. Patrons, the Governors of Crediton Charity. The church is ancient and good. There is a national school.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Crediton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Kennerleigh

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