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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes|Devon Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lustleigh, | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes|Devon Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lustleigh, Devon|Lustleigh]]'' | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
LUSTLEIGH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Teignbridge, Crockernwell and S. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (N. W.) from Bovey-Tracey. containing 311 inhabitants. It comprises by admeasurement 2939 acres, of which 654 are common or waste; the surrounding country is celebrated for its rich and varied scenery, and the parish itself has a beautifully romantic appearance, including the singularly fine and picturesque rocky valley called Lustleigh Cleve. There is an endowed parochial school. Lewis, Samuel A., | LUSTLEIGH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Teignbridge, Crockernwell and S. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (N. W.) from Bovey-Tracey. containing 311 inhabitants. It comprises by admeasurement 2939 acres, of which 654 are common or waste; the surrounding country is celebrated for its rich and varied scenery, and the parish itself has a beautifully romantic appearance, including the singularly fine and picturesque rocky valley called Lustleigh Cleve. There is an endowed parochial school.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51125 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 194-198. </ref> | ||
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