Diptford Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Kevin BROWN Checked by Val HENDERSON     DIPTFORD is a village and parish in Totnes union, containing by the census of 1861, 659 inhabitants, and 4154 acres; in the deanery and archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Stanborough, East Devonshire, 5½ miles south-west from Totnes. The rectory, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. William Cooper Johnson, M.A., is valued at £560 per annum, with residence and 2A. 3R. of glebe land. The church is an ancient edifice in the Perpendicular style, dedicated to St. Mary, with tower surmounted by a spire, and containing six bells. There is a National School for children of both sexes. Two slate quarries are worked in this parish. The Rev. William Cooper Johnson, M.A., is lord of the manor. The rateable value is £4860 Pages 503 - 504 Clergy & Gentry. Butland Thomas, Esq Diptford court Daykin Mrs., Broadridge house Hare Rev. Henryh Courtisknowle Johnson Rev. William Cooper M.A., The Rectory Weeks Henry, Esq., Stert House   Trades & Professions. Andrews William, farmer, Broadley Bartlett Wm., farmer, Diptford downs Blake Thomas, shoemaker Bond William, farmer, Newhouse Brown Thomas, mason Chidley John, farmer, New well Clapp Henry, farmer, Etheridge Crocker Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Combe Crocker Richard, mason Crossing Thomas, farmer, Ashwell Denbow Francis, farmer, Crabbaton Dennis William, blacksmith Evens Richard, farmer, Blakewell Foss Peter, farmer, Holesome Furneaux George, farmer, Holesome Gidley Richard, farmer, Beldley Grills Gidley, farmer, Waglands Heath William, tailor Hodge Thomas, carpenter Holmes Robert, shopkeeper Horswill Charles, farmer, Broadmead Horswill Roger Osmund, boot & shoemaker Horswill William, boot & shoemaker, "Sun" inn Hosking John, shopkeeper Jackson Richard, farmer, Farleigh Jonas Richard, beer retailer Lethbridge Garland, farmer, Thorn Lindon John, blacksmith Luce Philip Lakeman, farmer, Benning knoll Luscombe George, farmer, Cross Medway George, farmer, Bearscombe Morgan---, farmer, Combhead Mudge Henry, farmer, Lower Larcombe Newman Thomas, farmer, Courtisknowle Parsons William, tailor Pearce John, farmer, Craxtons Penny John, farmer, Creber Prowse James, carpenter Prowse Mary Ann, Mrs. day school Pyles James, farmer, Murtwell Reap John, shopkeeper and parish clerk Reeve Samuel, tanner, Frogwell Shute Charles, carpenter Smaridge Anthony, farmer, Farleigh Smaridge John, farmer, Morecott Smaridge Robert, farmer, Horner Soper William, butcher Steer John, farmer, Combe Tolchard John, miller Weeks Henry, farmer, Stert Whitford R.H. National schoolmaster ~ Letters from Ivybridge. Box cleared at 12.45p.m. Totnes is the nearest money order office ~ National School - R.H. Whitford, master     TOP DEVON GENUKI DIPTFORD PAGE MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 25/10/01