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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


WHIMPLE (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Cliston, Woodbury and N. divisions of Devon, 4½ miles (W. N. W.) from Ottery St. Mary contains the tything of Strete-Raleigh. This parish, which is situated on the western road, at about an equal distance from Exeter and Honiton, comprises by measurement 3000 acres. The church is an ancient structure.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51397 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 540-543.</ref>  
WHIMPLE (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Cliston, Woodbury and N. divisions of Devon, 4½ miles (W. N. W.) from Ottery St. Mary contains the tything of Strete-Raleigh. This parish, which is situated on the western road, at about an equal distance from Exeter and Honiton, comprises by measurement 3000 acres. The church is an ancient structure.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51397&strquery=WHIMPLE A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 540-543.</ref>  


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== References ==
== References ==


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