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Churchstanton Church Seating Plan 1830
A general Allotment of the Sittings in the parish Church of Churchstanton in the County of Devon made by Richard John Marker in pursuance of the Resolution of a Vestry Meeting held the 30th day of April 1828.
| Seat number | Sittings in each | Persons to whom sittings allotted | No of sittings | For what tenements |
| 9 | 4 | Mr John Moore | 1 | Hellier's and Chards |
| Thomas Darby | 1 | House at Anleys | ||
| Elizabeth Green | 1 | House at Yeohill | ||
| James Light | 1 | House at Biscombe | ||
| 10 | 4 | J.B. Notley Esq. | 2 | Beer Hill |
| Mr Robert Marks | 1 | York Hotel | ||
| Mr John Smith | 1 | Richard's | ||
| 11 | 4 | William Courtenay Esq | 4 | Catchett |
| 12 | 4 | Mr Robert Pim | 3 | Courts Moor |
| late Thomas Southwood Esq | 1 | Pridis Moor | ||
| 13 | 4 | Revd John Tucker | 3 | Otten's and Carter's |
| Mary Osborn | 1 | Dewdney's | ||
| 14 | 4 | late Thomas Southwood Esq | 2 | Burnworthy and Coombe |
| Mr Robert Warren | 2 | Buttle's | ||
| 15 | 4 | Mr James Melhuish | 2 | Majors |
| Mr John Drake | 2 | Bagbears | ||
| 16 | 4 | Mr William Dommett | 4 | Willand |
| 17 | 4 | Mr Thomas Blackmore and Mr Robert Farrant | 4 | Higher Southey |
| 18 | 4 | late Thomas Southwood Esq | 4 | Trickey Warren |
| 19 | 4 | Mr Thomas Coombe | 4 | Stapley |
| 20 | 4 | late William Oliver Esq | 4 | Week |
| 21 | 4 | Mr Thomas Smith | 4 | Trents and Jesses |
| 22 | 4 | Mr Thomas Marks | 3 | Middle Southey |
| late William Oliver Esq | 1 | Week | ||
| 23 | 4 | Mr William Baker | 4 | Ednies and Loosemore's |
| 24 | 4 | Mr John Bragg | 2 | Westercombe |
| Mr William Davis | 1 | House at Red Lane | ||
| Mr William Chard | 1 | House at Accombe | ||
| 25 | 4 | Mr Thomas Coombe | 4 | Church and Grants |
| 26 | 4 | Mr Thomas Coombe | 2 | Stapley |
| Mr Samuel Swift | 2 | Stapley Mill and Factory | ||
| 40 | 4 | Mr William Warren | 2 | Part of Courts |
| Mr Richard Ocock | 1 | Court's Moor | ||
| Mr John Burford | 1 | House at Marle Pit | ||
| 41 | 3 | late Thomas Southwood Esq | 3 | Brimley |
| 42 | 4 | Christopher Flood Esq | 2 | Middle Munty |
| Revd Nicholas Spencer | 2 | Higher Willand | ||
| 43 | 4 | Mr William Dommett | 2 | Ven |
| Mr Joseph Burrough | 2 | Luddy Hill and Brimley | ||
| 44 | 4 | Mr James Manfield | 2 | Shorland |
| Mr David Barton? | 2 | Part of Courts | ||
| 45 | 3 | Mrs Mary Dommett | 3 | Lower Munty |
| 46 | 4 | Mr Robert Warren | 3 | Fair House |
| ditto | 1 | Churchinford Mill | ||
| 47 | 4 | Thomas Edward Clarke Esq | 4 | Baker's |
| 48 | 4 | late Thomas Southwood Esq | 4 | Burnworthy and Coombe |
| 49 | 4 | late Thomas Southwood Esq | 4 | Trickey Warren and Bagbear |
| 50 | 8 | Mr James Howse | 8 | Pay, Beer Hill and Facey's |
| 51 | 3 | Mr Joseph Burrough | 3 | Biscombe |
| 56 | 3 | Mrs Eleanor Wyatt | 2 | Cleeve Tenement |
| Mr William Bryant | 1 | Turner's or Doble's | ||
| 57 | 3 | Mrs Jane Mortimore | 3 | Higher Munty |
| 58 | 3 | Mr George Hawkins | 3 | Lower Willand |
| 59 | 3 | Mr Richard Ocock | 3 | Sears |
| 60 | 3 | William Cortenay Esq | 3 | Holemeads and Red Lane |
| 61 | 3 | Mr Joseph Davy | 2 | Lower Southey |
| Revd Nicholas Spencer | 1 | Higher Willand | ||
| 62 | 3 | Mr Richard Waldron | 2 | Grabham |
| Mr Thomas Gage | 1 | House at Stapley | ||
| 63 | 3 | Michael Critchet | 1 | Lower South Down |
| Philip Manning | 1 | His Cottage | ||
| John Warren | 1 | Buston's | ||
| 68 | 3 | John White Esq | 3 | Newbery's |
| 69 | 5 | John White Esq | 5 | Royston |
The seats above allotted will be found to contain 153 Sittings. Under the Faculty late Thomas Southwood Esq held a pew not numbered for Burnworthy. Mr James Rich holds the seats numbered 52 and 53 for Ford House in Churchinford and Mr Richard Blackmore the seats numbered 54 and 55 for Clevehayes. There remain at the West end of the Church 91 free Sittings exclusive of a small space by the font, and exclusive of the Gallery.
R.J. Marker, Uffculme, 3rd November 1830.
Transcribed from Somerset Record & Archive Service fiche M859/1 D/P/chu 2/1/5
By Roy Parkhouse.