Burlescombe, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

BURLESCOMBE (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Wellington, partly in the hundred of Bampton, but chiefly in that of Halberton, Cullompton and N. divisions of Devon, 5 miles (S. W. by W.) from Wellington.There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. At Westleigh was a chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity; there was also a church in the parish in honour of St. Theobald, long since razed to the ground; and the remains of an ancient chapel are discernible on the farm of Fenacre, near the site of the abbey.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50844&amp;strquery=Burlescombe A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 437-440. Date accessed: 17 June 2013. </ref>