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"FENITON, or Feynton, a small village in the Otter valley, four miles W.S.W. of Honiton, and N. by E. of Ottery St. Mary, has in its parish 315 souls and 1822 acres of land, including the small hamlets of Corscombe and Colestock. The manor was anciently held by the Malherbe family, who were seated here for thirteen generations, and had the power of beheading criminals. It now belongs to many freeholders, the largest of whom are Sir John Patteson, Knt., (who has a handsome seat here,) Sir J. Kennaway, Bart., J.P. Matthews, Esq., Mr. W. Porter, and Miss Wright. The Church, (St. Andrew,) is a plain structure, with a tower and five bells. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £16. 8s. 6 ½d., and in 1831 at £372, is in the alternate patronage of S.C. Flood, G.B. Northcote, and -- Wooley, Esqrs., and incumbency of the Rev. H.E. Head, M.A., who has a good residence and 74A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1839 for £288 per annum. The poor have 4 ½A. of land, purchased with benefaction money, in 1717 and 1737, and now let for £8. The church land (3 roods,] is let for £2." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in Hayridge Hundred, the Archdeaconry and the Diocese of Exeter.
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Carpenter, Nesta. Edward Marks, Devon Family Historian, vol. 175, (2020) p.16.
Goodman, Norman. Who Was My Marks of Feniton, Devon Family Historian, vol. 173, (2020) p.42.
Anon. Edward Marks of Feniton 1801-1889, Devon Family Historian, vol. 174, (2020) pp.38-40.
MIs for this parish are included in the Incledon index - see under Cemeteries on the main Devon page.
Feniton - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
Parish Registers going back to 1549 are held in the Devon Record Office.
Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1549 are held in a special collection in the Westcountry Studies Library.
The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1790-1837 - for details see their Devon Parish List.
Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1549-1837, and Marriages 1550-1837.
Transcripts of the St Andrews Church Feniton Baptisms (1550-1912), Marriages (1550-1837) and Burials (1529-1949), provided by Christine Gibbins.
Wilkin (comp.), W.H. Feniton, Mss (n.d.) 24p., ill. [Includes List of Churchwardens from 1686, Trosse, Skynner pedigrees, Sir George Cary's lease 1598, etc., four early 19th century photographs (Trosse's Cot and the church), and sketch map. Loosely inserted is reprint of article on Feniton from Pulman's Weekly News, 1930] [Lesley Aitchison Catalogue 63]
An index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Bradninch, Broadhembury, Buckerell, Butterleigh, Clyst Hydon, Clyst St. Lawrence, Cullompton, Feniton, Kentisbeare, Payhembury, Plymtree, Rewe, Silverton and Talaton. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White's Devonshire Directory 1850 and Kelly's Directory of Devonshire 1902. CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2009). [Bradninch Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Broadhembury Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1838; Buckerell Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1841; Butterleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Clyst Hydon Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1790-1837; Clyst St. Lawrence Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1814-1851; Cullompton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Feniton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1755-1837, Bur: 1790-1837; Kentisbeare Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1839, Bur: 1813-1837; Payhembury Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1838, Bur: 1800-1837; Plymtree Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1541-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Rewe Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1780-1837; Silverton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Talaton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1755-1836, Bur: 1800-1837].
News from the Parish Council and the Village of Feniton - the Feniton Parish Council website (archived copy).
Section on Feniton from Samuel Lewis: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831), provided by Mel Lockie.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Feniton to another place.
The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Christine Gibbons, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: Community Family History Group which includes Baptisms, marriages & burials.)
Skinner, A.J.P. Kirkham of Feniton, Westofer of Yardbury, Colyton, and Drake of Yardbury. [Suppl. to Vivian's Visitns. Also 8, p.30, 9, p.89]. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 7:8, (1913) pp.257-267, plates: port; ill. [Kirkham Family] [Transcript]
Powell, Alan.Feniton and the Railway. Alan Powell, 15 Canterbury Close, Feniton, Devon EX14 0DN.
Watson, H.W. A Devonshire Village in the Olden Days. Trans.Dev.Assoc., vol. 21 (1929) pp. 375-399. [Lookups]
Watson, H.W. A Devonshire Village in the Olden Days. Exeter: Southwoods (1929) 40pp., plates: ill, geneal. table.
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY109993 (Lat/Lon: 50.7864, -3.265336), Feniton which are provided by:
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- Bing (was Multimap)
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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Feniton War Memorials, provided by Christine Gibbins.
Wilson, Jenny. The Battle of Fenny Bridges: Its Prelude and Afterwards. The Author (2014?) [DFHS Library p942.06
Transcript of the will of Thomas Brynssemede (1546) by Christine Gibbins.
Feniton History Group blog.