In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pinhoe like this:
PINHOE, a village and a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands near the Bristol and Exeter railway, 2½ miles N E of Exeter; and has a post-office under Exeter. The parish comprises 1, 735 acres. Real property, £3, 998. Pop., 508. Houses, 111. The property is divided among a few. ...
A battle was foughthere against the Danes in 1001. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £227.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church stands nearly a mile from the village; is old but good, with a tower; and containselaborately carved oak pulpit and screen. There are a parochial school, and charities £42. Bishop Conybeare and the theologian John Reynold were natives.
Pinhoe through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pinhoe, in Exeter and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5968
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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