Charleton
Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870
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Transcribed by Val HENDERSON
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Pages 810 - 811
CHARLETON is a village and parish in Kingsbridge union, containing, by the census of 1861, 568 inhabitants, and 2779 acres; in the deanery of Woodleigh, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Coleridge, East Devonshire; in two portions, east and west, the latter being 2 miles south of Kingsbridge. The rectory, in the incumbancy of the Rev. Thomas Twysden, M.A., had the tithes commuted, in 1840, at £557 per annum, with residence and 30A. 0R. 33P. of glebe land, and is in the patronage of Lady Ashburton. The church is a handsome edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, with tower and four bells; it was chiefly built, with the exception of the tower, in1849-50. There is a school for children of both sexes. Lady Ashburton is lady of the manor and chief landowner of the soil.
FROGMOOR* is a hamlet partly in this parish and partly in Sherford.
GOVETON is also a hamlet of this parish.
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Clergy and Gentry. Avent Mrs., Lidstone Ball Mr. Charles, Frogmoor* Gardiner Miss Janet, West Charleton Pitts Mr. William, Frogmore* Shortland Mrs., Courtland Twysden Rev. Thomas, M.A., Rectory Twysden James Stevenson, Esq., J.P., commander R.N. Weymouth Thomas Wyse, Esq., Slade Trades and Professions. Baker James, wheelwright, Frogmore Blake Henry, mason, West Charleton Coaker William, farmer and limeburner Cole William, farmer, Lidstone Cornish Edward, farmer, Lower Torr Couch Thomas, farmer, Frogmore Farr George, wheelwright Farr Henry, wheelwright Finch Jacob, farmer, East farm Grills Henry, blacksmith, Govetown** Harley The Misses Sarh and Mary, grocers and drapers Harradon Edwin, blacksmith, Frogmoor Huxham Samuel, farmer |
Lamble Walter, carpenter, Goveton Langworthy George, farmer, Courtland Langworthy John and Ann, farmers, Croft Langworthy Robert, farmer, Sigdon May John, farmer, Croft Parker Thomas, farmer and maltster, Frogmoor Pedrick William, parish clerk Punchard Henry, carpenter, West Charleton Reves Wm., "Commercial" inn, Goveton Rogers Miss Mary Ann, milliner and dressmaker Shepherd John, farmer, Lidstone Shepherd Thomas, farmer, Borough Steer Samuel, blacksmith, Forgmoor Steer Thomas, farmer, Borough Walters William, farmer, Longclose Wells Ambrose, "Ashburton Arms" ~ Wall Letter Box - Letters from Kingsbridge, which is also the nearest money order office ~ Day School - Miss Jane Hayne, mistress |
Transcript Notes.
* Noted two different spellings FROGMOOR and FROGMORE both used several times on the page.
** should this read GOVETON?
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