Ipplepen Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870  Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by Arthur FRENCH Pages 513 - 514   IPPLEPEN is a parish and village in Newton Abbot union, including the chapelry of WOODLAND, and containing, by the census of 1861, in Ipplepen, 808 inhabitants, and 3069 acres; and in Woodland, 169 inhabitants, and 1606 acres; making a total for the whole parish of 977 inhabitants, and 4675 acres of land; in the deanery to which it gives its name, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Haytor, East Devonshire; 3 miles south from Newton Abbot, and 5 miles north-east from Totnes. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. Robert Harris, M.A., is valued at £130 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of the Dean and Canons of Windsor, who are also the appropriators of the rectorial tithes, which formerly belonged to the Alien Abbey of St. Peter, which was established here in 1274, they were seized by the Crown and given to the College of Ottery St. Mary, and on the dissolution, with the advowson of the vicarage, were presented to the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The chuch is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Andrew, consisting of nave, north and south aisles, and chancel, with tower 92 feet high, containing six bells. The Wesleyans have a place of worship here, with schoolroom attached, the foundation stone of which was laid on the 6th June 1865, by the late Rev. W. R. Camidge, and the chapel was opened for divine service at Midsummer 1866. J. Wm. Rowell, Esq., of Newton Abbot, was the architect. There is a National School for children of both sexes; a site has been given by Henry Studdy. Esq., for the erection of a new one; and about £400 promised for that purpose. There are some small charitable bequests for the benefit of the poor. DAIGNTON, one mile; COMBE FISHACRE, 1½ mile; with CASTLEFORD adjoining, are hamlets of this parish. Clergy and Gentry. Bastard Segar, Esq., Church park Beavis John, Esq., Mount pleasant Birch Downard, Esq., Combe house, Combe Fishacre Bishop Mrs. Blackler Mr. William Bluett Frederick W.D., Esq., Archers Bowden John, Esq., Park hill Briscoe Musgrave H., Esq., Ambrook house Camidge Mrs. Esther, Rose Mount Doyle Mrs. Anna, Rectory Drake Miss Mary Elson Samuel Spencer, Esq., North End Erskine Mrs. D. H., Combe Fishacre Ferris Mr. William Hare Mrs., North End villa Harris Rev. Robert, M.A., Vicarage Harwood Mr. Thomas, Wesley villa Hellyer Captain James Lang Mrs. Cecilia Lee Mr. John, R.N., Anchor cottage Manley Henry, Esq., Tor view Rose John, Esq., Rectory Yelland Mr. Joseph Yelland Mr. William Trades and Professions. Ager Richard, beer retailer Bacon Mrs. Mary, dressmaker Ballhatcher Thos., shopkeeper and carrier Berry Samuel, farmer, Rose Mount farm Bovey James, thatcher Bovey Miss Mary, grocer Bovey Samuel, farmer, Dainton Bovey Thos., butcher and timbermerchant Bovey William, thatcher and sub-postmaster Cawling*** Nicholas, tin-plateworker Clements Charles, manager to the Devonshire Limestone and Marble Company, Wrigwell house Cload William, tailor Counter John, shoemaker Cowling William, blacksmith Curtis Mrs. Elizabeth, laundress Dyer Richard, farmer, Lylesford Easterbrook William, farmer Emmett John, farmer Farley James, carpenter Foale George C., farmer, Combe Fishacre Gillard John, farmer Harvey Miss Margaret, dressmaker Heyward William, farmer, Combe Fishacre Hodge James, grocer and assistant overseer, "Wellington" Hooper George, farmer Hunt Thomas, farmer, Dainton house Langler James, wheelwright Langler William, carpenter Lee Henry, day school Lee Joseph, traveling teadealer Lee William, miller, Bickley mill Luscombe Albert, butcher Luscombe William, baker and carrier Maddicott James, blacksmith Maddicott William, blacksmith Manley Henry, surgeon, Tor view Nicholas John, farmer Sampson Richard, farmer, Bickley farm Smerdon Charles, master mariner Smerdon Robert, farmer, South End farm Smith John, "Plough" Smith John and Son, millwrights Smith Robert, shoemaker Sowton William, farmer, Dainton Stentiford James, farmer, New House, Barton Symons Edward H., farmer, Bulleigh Barton Tozer John, farmer, Bow Tucker Wm., Allen, farmer, Wave* Barton Vickery Robert, baker Widdicombe Thomas, farmer, Apton** Winsor Miss Mary, shopkeeper ~ Post Office - Wm. Bovey, sub-postmaster. Letters from Newton Abbot arrive at 8.40 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m.; on Sundays at 10.30 a.m. Newton Abbot is the nearest money order office ~ National School - Mrs. Mary Tolchard, mistress Wesleyan School - John Curnow, master. ~ Carriers - Thomas Ballhatchet and William Luscombe, to Newton Abbot, Wednesday and Saturday   Transcript notes. * should be WAYE Barton not Wave ** should be APTOR not Apton *** CAWLING should be Cowling   IPPLEPEN OPC PAGE DEVON GENUKI IPPLEPEN PAGE TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 20/11/01 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.