Portlemouth (East) Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870  Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by--Unchecked Page 857   PORTLEMOUTH (EAST) is a village and parish in Kingsbride union, containing, by the census of 1861, 403 inhabitants, and 2143 acres; in the deanery of Woodleigh, archdeaconry of Totnes,, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Coleridge, East Devonshire; 6 miles south from Kingsbridge, situated on elevated grounf overlooking Salcombe Bay, with an extensive sea view, including the lofty cliffs of Prawle Point. A ferry connects this place with Salcombe. The rectory, in the incumbency of the Rev. Thomas Bury Wells, M.A., had the tithes commuted, in 1839, at £347 per annum, with residence and 30 acres of glebe land, and is in the joint patronage of the Duchess of Cleveland and Lord Sandwich. The church is an ancient Gothic Cruciform edifice, much dilapidated, containing nort, south, and central aisles, with tower and three bells. HOLSET and RICKHAM are hamlets forming part of this parish, at the latter of which is a Coast Guard Station. Clergy and Gentry. Smyth Lieut. Charles K., R.N., Rickham Wells Rev. Thomas Bury, M.A., The Rectory Trades and Professions. Burgoyne Edwin, farmer, Rickham Elliott John, farmer, Moor Elliott William, farmer, Walland Giles Peter, farmer, Good Shelter Hannaford Richard, farmer, Holset Hannaford William, grocer and baker Heath Mrs. Jane, "New Inn" Hewitt James, farmer, Waterhead Lamble John, tailor Lapthorn William, farmer Oldreave John, farmer, High house Oldreave Lewis, farmer, West Prawle Powsland James, blacksmith and beer retailer Prettyjohn Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Church farm Prettyjohn William, farmer, Jarvis Soper Richard, farmer, Good Shelter Thornton Samuel, farmer Vincent Edward, carpenter and parish clerk, Rickham Weymouth Francis, farmer, Rickham Witheycombe William, farmer, Rickham Wood James, cottager, Ivy house Yatsley Frederick, farmer, Collings acre Yabsley Wm. Lamble, miller, Waterhead ~ Letters from Kingsbridge. Salcombe is the nearest money order office     DEVON GENUKI EAST PORTLEMOUTH PAGE TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 22/11/01 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.