Saint Peter Tavy Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870  Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Roger MEYRICK Checked by Val HENDERSON Pages 862 - 863   SAINT PETER TAVY (or PETER TAVY) is a village and parish in Tavistock union, containing, by the census of 1861, 469 inhabitants, and 3500 acres; in the deanery of Tamerton, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Roborough, South Devonshire; 3 miles north-east from Tavistock, 13 south-west from Okehampton, on the road from thence to Tavistock, and on the banks of the river Tavy. The rectory, in the incumbency of the Rev. Thomas Gibbons, B.A., is valued at £345 per annum, with residence and 57 acres of glebe land, and is in the patronage of the Bishop of Exeter. The church is an ancient edifice in the Early English style, dedicated to Saint Peter, consisting of nave, chancel, and north aisle, with tower surmounted by pinnacles, and containing five bells. The Wesleyans have a place of worship here. There is a Parochial School for children of both sexes. The Duke of Bedford is lord of the manor and chief landowner. GODSWORTHY is a hamlet one mile south-east; WILSWORTHY is also a hamlet 2 miles north-east.   Clergy and Gentry. Gibbons Rev. Thomas, B.A., The Rectory Spry Henry, Esq., Overland   Trades and Professions.   Arthur John, farmer, Tor town Bray John Garland, farmer Bray Thomas Garland, mason and farmer, Coombefields Burley John, farmer Gate house Crossing James Parsons, farmer, Langsford Dawe Thomas, farmer, Lower town Doidge William, farmer, Cocks Tor Gibbings Richard, miller, Lower mill Holman Samuel, wheelwright Holmes John, shopkeeper Holmes Peter, farmer, Harragrove   Jackman William, tailor Maunder Wm., farmer, Churchtown Mudge Wm., farmer, Great Sowton town Palmer Wm., parish clerk, Church town Phillips Mrs. Mary Ann, farmer, Youlditch Prout Robert, blacksmith Rider William, grocer Shambrook John, sexton Sleeman James, wheelwright Sussex William, "Peter Tavy" inn Williams Richard, miller and farmer, Shillands  GODSWORTHY. Fuge William, farmer Palmer George, farmer Stevens William, farmer Letters from Tavistock, which is also the nearest money order office ~ School - Miss A. Jolly, mistress   PETER TAVY OPC PAGE DEVON GENUKI PETER TAVY PAGE TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 24/11/01 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.