Buckfastleigh Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by John HONEYWELL   Pages 473 - 475   BUCKFASTLEIGH is a large parish and village in Totnas union, containing, by the census of 1861, 2544 inhabitants, and 5928 acres; in the deanery and archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Stanborough, East Devonshire; 6 miles north-west from Totnes, 22 south-west from Exeter, and the same distance north-east from Plymouth, on the main road between those places, pleasantly situated on the west bank of the river Dart, amidst some beautiful scenery on the borders of Dartmoor Forest. The vicarage, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Matthew Lowndes, B.A., had the tithes commuted, in 1832, at £198 per annum, with residence and 23 acres of glebe land. The rectorial tithes were also commuted at £232 per annum, of which £159 belonged to the Earl of Macclesfield, and £73 to the rector of Ermington and Jeffery Edwards, Esq. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, consisting of nave, chancel, transepts, north and south aisles, and tower containing six bells, surmounted by a lofty spire. The independents and Wesleyans have places of worship here.There are British and National Schools for children of both sexes, and some charitable bequests for thr benefit of the poor. This place has long been noted for its manufacture of woollens, particularly serges and blankets, which gives employment to a great number of hands; wool combing, paper making, and tanning are also carried on here. The railway, which is now in course of construction from Totnes to Ashburton, passes through this parish, and when opened will, no doubt, give an impetus to the trade. BUCKFAST ABBEY, a portion of the ruins of which still remain, is in the valley of the Dart, about one mile north; it was founded in 1137 by Ethelwerd, son of William de Pomeroy, as an establishment for Cistercian monks; part of the ruins were taken down in 1806. The Earl of Macclesfield is lord of the manor, and chief owner of the soil. Clergy and Gentry. Barnes Mr. Charles, Springfield Barnes Miss Susan, Higher town Bosanquet J.B., Esq., Colson cottage Bovey Miss Mary, Bilberry Hill house Butchers Mrs. Harriet, Fore street Callard Mr. John, Lower town Churchward Mr. Samuel, Plymouth road Coulton William, Esq., Rockville Davies Henry, Esq., Black Rock house Ellis Mrs., Millbrook house Fezzy Mr. Thomas, Lower town Fleming John, Esq., Bigden Furneaux Samuel, Esq., Hapstead house   Hamlyn Mrs. Mary, Market street Hawkings Stewart, Esq., Hayford hall Holditch Robert, Esq., Toll Marsh house Kierman Owen, Esq., Rockfield house Lowndes Mrs. Edward, Bridge Brook house Lowndes Mrs. Eliza, Woodview cottage Lowndes Rev. Matthew, B.A., The Vicarage Maughan Rev. George H.(Wesleyan) Philipps David, Esq., Lower town Phillips John Robert, Esq., Croppings Park house Tucker Miss Mary, Bell house Ubsdell Henry, Esq., Chapel street Warren Mr. Andrew, Abbey cottage, Buckfast Windsor Miss Mary Jane, Plymouth road Trades and Professions. Abbott John, farmer, Coldstone Arscott Philip C., baker and grocer, Higher town Ball John, dairyman, lodginghouse, Dartbridge house Barnes John, paper manufacturer, Kilbury Barrett James, boot and shoemaker, Fore street Barter John, farmer, Runnaford Combe Bastow John Cole, baker, Fore street Beard Enos, farmer, Button Berry John and Sons, serge and blanket manufacturers, Buckfast Berry William, farmer, Grange Bishop Thomas, "Waterman's Arms," Higher town Bovey John, registrar of births and deaths, and insurance agant, Bridge cottage Bradridge Miss Mary, butcher, Fore street Bunclark John, woolstapler, Lower town Butchers Mrs. Jane B., grocer, Higher town Callard Henry, farmer, West Mill house Callard John, corn and flour merchant, West Mill house CHURCHWARD JOHN, "King's Arms" family and commercial hotel and posting house, Fore street CHURCHWARD JOHN & SONS, blanket and serge manufacturers, Sharrell's mill; and at Harberton ford Chaff Robert, baker, Higher town Chaff Wm., shoemaker, Higher town Coombes James, grocer, Runnaford Coombe Crannaford John, thatcher, Toll Marsh Creber James and Son, wheelwrights, Lower town East John, grocer, Higher town Easterbrook James, harness maker, Fore street Easterbrook John, blacksmith, Higher town Ezekiel Lionel, grocer and draper, The Cross Foss The Misses Mary and Phillis, day school, Plymouth road Foster John, "Valiant Soldier," Fore st French John, manager at Hamlyn Brothers' flour mill; h.St. Hill cottage Furneaux John, grocer and draper, Higher town Furneaux John Mudge, tanner, Laurel house, Higher town Furneaux Miss Margaret, shopkeeper, Fore street Furneaux Thomas, farmer and tanner, Higher town Gill Robert, butcher and cowkeeper, Plymouth road Hamlyn Brothers, tanners, woolstaplers, serge and blanket manufacturers Hamlyn James (firm of Hamlyn Brothers); h. Marldon house, Higher town Hamlyn John (firm of Hamlyn Brothers); h. Park View house Hayman Richard, tailor, Fore street Heath Thomas Angel, farmer, Scorraton Hoare Charles, butcher, Fore street Hoare John, painter and glazier, Lower town Hoare John Heath, tailor and draper, Fore street Hoare Robert, "Half-Moon," Plymouth rd Hoare Stephen, carpenter, Fore street Hollick James, baker, Fore street Howard Wm., beer retailer, Elliott plain Hunt John, cider retailer, Higher town Jackson Robert, joiner, Jordan street, Higher town Lee Edward, shoemaker, Fore street Lee James, tailor, Fore street Lidstone Richard, baker, Higher town Lock John, grocer, Fore street Luckraft Thomas, blacksmith MITCHELL WILLIAM, plumber, gasfitter, tinplate-worker, general ironmonger, and emigration agent, Post Office and Telegraph Office, Fore street Palk Richard, boot and shoemaker, Fore street Parker William, British schoolmaster, Chapel street Pearce Henry, farmer, Merrifield Pearse John, dairyman, Kilbury Pearse Robert, farmer, Runnaford Coombe Pearse Wm., boot and shoemaker, Fore street Petherbridge Jas., dairyman, Plymouth rd Petherbridge James, "White Hart" and wool agent, Plymouth road PETHERBRIDGE JAS. ROGER, ironmonger, smith, and grocer, Fore st Petherbridge William, tailor, Lower town Penny Samuel, woolstapler, "Globe," Lower town Philips David, surgeon, Lower town Preston William, farmer, Bowden Rice William, baker, Fore street Rowland George, farmer, Abbey farm Rowland Jacob, farmer, New Parks Salter Savery Cyrus, chemist and druggist, Fore street Searle John, draper, stationer, and teadealer, Fore street Shute Henry, baker, Fore street Sitters James, shopkeeper, Fore street Symons John, cider retailer, Elliott Symons John, jun., cider merchant, Road View house Tape William, cooper, Plymouth road Tozer Samuel, boot and shoemaker, Higher town Treleaven Henry J., registrar of marriages, Plymouth road Ubsdell Henry, surgeon, Chapel street Voce John, road contractor, collector of poor's rates, income and land taxes, Fore street Wakeham Aaron, carpenter, Plymouth rd Wakeham Samuel, "Royal Oak," Higher town Warren Andrew, farmer, Lover's Combe Warren Miss Ann, shopkeeper, Fore street Warren Christopher, grocer and draper, Fore street Warren John, saddler and harness maker, Fore street WATTS, WHIDBORNE, & MOIR, bankers, Ashburton Bank (branch of) open on Tuesdays and Fair days — Wm. Creber, manager Waycott William, farmer, Brook Weatherdon Thomas, farmer, Wallaford Weeks Mrs. Harriet, shopkeeper, Fore st Weeks John, "Golden Lion," Chapel street White John, thatcher and basket maker, "Prince of Wales," Plymouth road Willcocks James and Son, millwrights and ironfounders, Lower town Willcocks John, grocer and draper, Fore s Willcocks Mrs. Mary, "Town Arms," Higher town Willcocks Richard (firm of Willcocks and Son); Fore street Williams Henry Thomas, "Sun" inn, Higher town Winsor Miss Elizabeth, haberdasher, Fore street ~ Post Office and Postal Telegraph Office, Fore street — William Mitchell, postmaster. Mails arrive at 6.26 a.m.; delivery commences at 6.45 a.m. Letters dispatched at 6.24 p.m. Box closes at 6.10 p.m. On Sunday, letters are dispatched at 2.14 p.m. Box closes at 2 p.m. Money orders granted and paid and Savings Bank and Annuity business transacted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturdays until 8 p.m. ~ National School —Thomas Fuller, master; Mrs. Mary Fuller, mistress British School ~ Carriers—Ashburton, Preston, Tuesday and Friday; Plymouth, Hill, Monday and Thursday; Totnes, Hayman, daily; Hill, Wednesday and Saturday   TOP OPC FOR BUCKFASTLEIGH MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 13/11/01 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.