Instow, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

INSTOW (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Fremington, Brauntou and N. divisions of Devon, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from Bideford. It is bounded on the north by the navigable river Taw, and on the west by the Torridge; and comprises by measurement 1605 acres. The church is an ancient structure. The '''Wesleyans''' have a place of worship. Here are several springs of chalybeate water.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51063&amp;strquery=instow A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 614-620. </ref>