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TIVERTON (St. Peter), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', possessing exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Tiverton, Collumpton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. by E.) from Exeter. A handsome edifice in the Grecian style was erected in 1730, as a '''chapel of ease'''; it is dedicated to St. George, and each of the four portionists officiates in turn. '''St. Thomas' chapel''', Chevythorne, was consecrated in June 1843; it was built by subscription, aided by a grant from the Diocesan Society. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51347#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 366-369. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref> | TIVERTON (St. Peter), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', possessing exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Tiverton, Collumpton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. by E.) from Exeter. A handsome edifice in the Grecian style was erected in 1730, as a '''chapel of ease'''; it is dedicated to St. George, and each of the four portionists officiates in turn. '''St. Thomas' chapel''', Chevythorne, was consecrated in June 1843; it was built by subscription, aided by a grant from the Diocesan Society. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51347#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 366-369. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref> | ||
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