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LANDKEY From White's Devonshire Directory of 1850 LANDKEY is a village and parish, 2½ miles E.S.E. of Barnstaple, containing 774 souls, and 3510 acres of land. The trustees of the late Lord Rolle are lords of one manor, and the Duke of Bedford owns the other, which was anciently held by the Beaples, and afterwards by the Lorings, but part of the parish belongs to Miss Budd and other proprietors. Acland is a farm belonging to Sir T.D. Acland, and was the original seat of his ancient family. The Church (Trinity,) has a fine tower and six bells, and contains several monuments, one of which has recumbent effigies of Sir Arthur Acland and his lady, who died in 1610. There was formerly a Chapel of St. Mary at Herford. The Dean of Exeter is appropriator of the tithes and patron of the perpetual curacy, rated in K.B at £20, and in 1831 at £179, with that of Swimbridge annexed to it, in the incumbency of the Rev. John Russell. The tithes were commuted in 1846 for £450. After the death of the present Dean, they will pass to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Wesleyans have a chapel here. The Parish Land and Houses have been vested for the poor from an early period, and are worth about £60, but are let for only £36. 18s. 7 ½d. per annum, in consideration of fines paid by the lessees. Out of the income £8 is applied in aid of the school, and the rest is divided among the poor, together with the interest of £100, which arose from fines and gifts. The poor have also the following yearly sums:- 52s. left by Sir John Acland in 1616; 26s. left by Hugh Acland in 1620; 52s. left by Frances Bear in 1730; and 40s. left by Rd. Squire in 1735. Cook Thos. & Lewis Ann, shopkprs Gaydon Wm. & Dallin Geo. smiths Smyth Henry, shoemaker BEERHOUSES. Darch Wm. Davey Wm. Hoar Samuel Kemp Wm. FARMERS. Bell George Blake Jno. Acland Bryant Pp. Pill Bryant Thomas Buckingham Ths. Buckingham W. Buckingham William, jun Ching John Crocker John Gammon Thos. Jones Ann Pugsley G. Herfd Smith John Tucker Richard Vickery Richard
Brian Randell, 26 Aug 1999