In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upton Pyne like this:
UPTON-PYNE, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; on the North Devon railway, 3 miles N by W of Exeter. Post town, Exeter. Acres, 1,852. Real property, £3,779. Pop., 455. Houses, 98. The manor belonged anciently to the Pynes; and, with Pynes House, belongs now to Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. Manganese was for some time worked, but is now exhausted. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £482.* Patron, Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. The church is ancient but good. There are a national school, and charities £7.
Upton Pyne through time
Upton Pyne is now part of Mid Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upton Pyne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upton Pyne in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4247
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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