Dartington Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.  Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by Sybil CAMERON Page 485     DARTINGTON is a village and parish in Totnes union, containing, by the census of 1861, 626 inhabitants, and 3248 acres; in the deanery and archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Stanborough, East Devonshire; 2 miles north-east from Totnes, on the south bank of the river Dart. The rectory, in the incumbency of the Rev. Richard Champernowne, M.A., is valued at £924 per annum, with residence and 108 acres of glebe, and is in the patronage of Arthur Champernowne, Esq., J.P. The church is an ancient edifice, in the Perpendicular style, dedicated to St. Mary, consisting of nave, chancel, and tower with five bells, and was originally erected about the reign of Richard II. There is a National School for children of both sexes at Shinner's Bridge, and an Infant School at Week, supported by the rector and the Champernowne family. The poor have charitable bequests producing about £46 per annum, and five tenements occupied by the labouring classes, and Miss Spedding erected four cottages in 1835, which are occupied rent free. DARTINGTON HOUSE is a fine ancient mansion, consisting of two quadrangles, one of which is in ruins, but the other was rebuilt in the time of Elizabeth. It is pleasantly situated in the midst of grounds sloping down to the river Dart, and is the seat of Arthur Champernowne, Esq., J.P., who is lord of the manor and chief landowner, and whose ancestors have been established here for many generations. BROOKING is a hamlet of this parish, 3 miles from thence, in which a church was cormmenced by the late Henry Champernowne, Esq., and completed by the family after his death; it is a neat edifice, in the Early English style, dedicated to St. Barnabas, consisting of nave, chancel, south aisle, and tower, surmounted by a handsome spire, and was consecrated in 1855. The living is attached to the rectory of Dartington; the curate is the Rev. William Henry Hitchcock, M.A. VENTON, STAPLE, and WEEK are also hamlets, forming part and parcel of this parish.. Clergy and Gentry. Anthony Mrs., Longcause house Branford Miss Anne, Puddavin house** Bryett Theodore, Esq., Redworth Champernowne Arthur, Esq., J.P., Dartington house Champernowne Rev. Richard, M.A., The Rectory Champernowne Mrs., Vineyard Hare Frederick Trelawney, Esq., Brook hill Hitchcock Rev. William Henry, M.A. curate of St. Barnabas, Brooking Lucks Mr. Edwin, Somerset cottage Moysey Jas. Dymond, Esq., Venton manor Plumer John B., Esq., Allerton Webber Mrs., Brook villa   Trades and Professions. Andrews John, farmer, Weeks* Andres Nicholas, thatcher, Staples Ball Nicholas, "Railway" hotel Barrett William, horse trainer, Puddaven** Bearns Thomas, farmer and cider merchant, West Combe Bearns William, farmer, Lower Allerton  Beer John, "Champernowne Arms," Week Camp Stephen, blacksmith Cleare John and Son, carpenters and wheelwrights, Longcause Cole William, farmer, Staple David Peter George, National schoolmaster, Droridge Earle Nathaniel, farmer, Cobberton farm   Edmonds Nathaniel, farmer, Billamy Emmett John, carpenter, Staple Hannaford John, farmer, Staverton bridge Helms Chas., butcher and farmer, Lownard Luscombe John, farm steward to Arthur Champernowne, Esq., Dartington cottage Marks George Freeman, dairyman and parish clerk, Hope cottage Marks John, farmer, Droridge Maye Richard, farmer, Hood farm Moysey Jas. Dymond, farmer, Venton farm Newman George, miller, Dartington mill Parnell Mrs. Elizabeth Rhoda, farmer Parnell George, mason, "New Chapel" inn, Brooking Parnell John, farmer, Yarner Parnell Thomas, farmer, Tigley Shinner Edward, farmer, Belleigh Stanning John, farmer, Cott Turpin Joseph, mason, "Cott House" inn Watson Henry Harris, farmer, Dartington Barton Watson Matthias, farmer, Shinner's bridge Whiteway Mrs. Mary, "Queen's Arms" ~ Letters from Totnes, which is also the nearest money order office. ~ National School, Shinner's bridge - Peter George David, master Infant School, Week - Mrs. Parnell, mistress Transcript Notes. * Should be 'Week' not 'Weeks' ** Spelling variation 'Puddaven' and 'Puddevin' - Spelt 'Puddaven' on modern map. DEVON GENUKI PAGE FOR DARTINGTON TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 27/11/01 Please Report any non-working links. Please feel free to use the information on this page for your own personnel research, but please DO NOT use it for commercial purposes or financial gain. Thankyou. © 2001 Transcriber and Checker as named above.