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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
SHEBBEAR, a village, a '''parish''', a sub-district, and a hundred, in Devon. The village stands near the river Torridge, 12½ miles S by W of Bideford railroad station; and has a post-office under Highampton, North Devon. The church is an ancient structure, and has a Norman arch over the entrance, ornamented with foxes' heads in rough stone. There are places of worship for '''Bible Christians''', '''Bryanites''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Wilson, John | SHEBBEAR, a village, a '''parish''', a sub-district, and a hundred, in Devon. The village stands near the river Torridge, 12½ miles S by W of Bideford railroad station; and has a post-office under Highampton, North Devon. The church is an ancient structure, and has a Norman arch over the entrance, ornamented with foxes' heads in rough stone. There are places of worship for '''Bible Christians''', '''Bryanites''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Wilson, John M., ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=937220 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72) Date accessed: 6 August 2013.</ref> | ||
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