In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Berrynarbor like this:
BERRYNARBOR, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon. The village stands on an eminence, on the coast, 2½ miles E of Ilfracombe, and 9 N of Barnstaple r. station. It has a post office under Ilfracombe; and contains a richly sculptured mansion of the time of Edward IV. The parish comprises 4,958 acres. ...
Real property, £.5,235. Pop., 775. Houses, 184. The property is divided among a few. Bowden farmhouse was the birthplace of Bishop Jewel. A small circular camp occurs about ½ a mile from the shore. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £715.* Patrons, the Bishop of Exeter and others. The church has a Norman arch, an early English chancel, a perpendicular nave, and a decorated, high, massive tower; and is in tolerable condition. There is an Independent chapel.
Berrynarbor through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Berrynarbor in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3373
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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