Payhembury, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

PAYHEMBURY (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Honiton, hundred of Hayridge, Cullompton and N. divisions of Devon, 5¼ miles (W. N. W.) from the town of Honiton. The church is a handsome structure, and has a fine wooden screen. At '''Leyhill''' is an old mansion, with a '''chapel'''; and at Hembury is an ancient intrenchment.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51206 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 540-542.</ref>