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SOURTON
From White's Devonshire Directory of 1850
Transcribed by Neil Stanton
SOURTON, a small village, on the north-western verge of Dartmoor, near the sources of the river Lew, five miles S.W. of Okehampton, has in its parish 732 souls, and 5018A. of land, including a large portion of open moorland, and the small hamlets of Collaven, Lake, Southerleigh, and many scattered houses. J.G.. Newton, S. C. Hamlyn and J. M. Woollcombe, Esqrs., are lords of the manor, and owners of most of the soil, and the rest belongs to the Rev. J. Woollcombe, John Gill, John Ball, and a few smaller owners. The Church (St. Thomas a Beckett,) is a small antique structure with a tower and five fine toned bells, but the chancel was rebuilt in 1848, and has two stained glass windows. The curacy is annexed to Bridestow rectory, and the tithes were commuted in 1846, for £258 per annum.
Ball Wm. Shopkeeper Crocker and Co. quarry owners Dark Mary, vict., Seven Stars Dark Wm.beer seller Dawe John, quarry manager Horn Richard, vict., New Inn Rattenbury Hugh, shoemaker Weeks Geo. & Baker Wm. smiths Wordon Absalom, carpenters FARMERS. Allen Edw. Combe Afford Rd., Rt., & Thos. Southerleigh Ball Richard Bray John, Dowdon Bray Thomas Brook John Brook Joseph Coombe Hy. & Rt. Crocker Robert Gay John, Lake | Gloyne Matthew Gloyne Richard Heathman Wm. Hill James, Lidon Horn Martha Horn Richard Jackman Richard Lisle James Millman Richard. Newcombe John Nicholls James Northcott James Pellow Edward Pellow Richard Pellow Wm. Rattenbury Hugh Roberts Wm. Squires Jonas Vaudon Wm. Watkins Emanuel |
Brian Randell, 31 Aug 2003
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