In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bridestowe like this:
BRIDESTOW, a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon. The village lies in a pleasant valley, near Dartmoor, 6 miles SW of Okehampton, and 11 N by E of Tavistock r. station; was formerly called Bridgetstow; and has a post office of the name of Bridestow, North Devon, and fairs on the first Wednesday of June and 29 July. ...
The parish comprises 5,661 acres. Real property, £3,995. Pop., 832. Houses, 176. The property is divided among a few. Millaton House is the seat of J. G. Newton, Esq., and contains a collection of natural history objects from Dartmoor; and Leawood was long the seat of the Calmady family, and is now the seat of S.Hamlyn, Esq. There are extensive limeworks. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Sourton, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £424.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter The church is very old; has a curious Norman gateway; and was restored in 1866. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, and Bible Christians, and a fine school of 1863.
Bridestowe through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bridestowe in West Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5896
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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