In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Huxham like this:
HUXHAM, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; near the river Culm and the Bristol and Exeter railway, 4 miles NNE of Exeter. Post town, Exeter. Acres, 761. Real property, £1, 760. Pop., 134. Houses, 29. The property is all in one estate. Manganese is found. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Poltimore, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is decorated English; and consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and small bell turret.
Huxham through time
Huxham is now part of East Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Huxham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Huxham in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1852
Date accessed: 28th October 2024
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