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BICKINGTON
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)]
"BICKINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Teignbridge, in the county of Devon, 3 miles to the N.E. of Ashburton. Its post and union town is Newton Abbot. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Exeter, value £220, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The Wesleyans have a chapel here, and there are some small charities. A cattle fair takes place on the 14th May."
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003