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A vision of Britain through time
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PILTON, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon. The village stands on the river Taw, opposite Barnstaple; is connected with that town and its r. station by a bridge; had once a market and a fair; and has now a post-office under Barnstaple. The parish contains also the villages of Bradiford and Raleigh, and is partlywithin Barnstaple borough. Acres, 1,861. Real property, £6, 840. Pop., 1,863. Houses, 396. Pop. of the part in B. borough, 1, 589. Houses, 350. The property is not much divided. P. House is the seat ofWilliams, Esq. A Benedictine priory was founded hereby King Athelstane, and became a cell to Malmsburyabbey. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £105.* Patron, W.Hodge, Esq. The church is old but good; and contains a stone pulpit, a fine carved screen, and several ancient brasses and monuments. There are a national school, alms-houses, and other charities.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Pilton AP/CP Barnstaple RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Pilton |
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