A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PAYHEMBURY, or Peyhembury, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands2¾ miles N W of Ottery-Road r. station, and 5¼ W by N of Honiton; and has a post-office under Exeter. The parish comprises 2, 698 acres. Real property, £3, 827. Pop., 532. Houses, 108. The manor belonged, in the time of Henry III., to the Giffords; passed to .the Stantons, the Prouses, and others; and belongs now to the Venus. A house was built by Admiral S. Graves, near Hembury fort. See Broadhembury. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £186.* Patron, Mrs. G. Messiter. The church is good; has anembattled tower; and contains an elegant screen, and a fine monument to Mrs. Goswell. There are a national school, and charities £12.
(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: | Payhembury CP/AP Honiton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | PAYHEMBURY | PAYHEMBURY OR PEYHEMBURY | PEYHEMBURY |
| Place: | Payhembury |
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