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OFFWELL (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Honiton, hundred of Colyton, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 2½ miles (E. S. E.) from Honiton. It comprises 1918 acres, of which 340 are common or waste land. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51191#s28 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 469-472. Date accessed: 26 July 2013</ref> | OFFWELL (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Honiton, hundred of Colyton, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 2½ miles (E. S. E.) from Honiton. It comprises 1918 acres, of which 340 are common or waste land. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51191#s28 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 469-472. Date accessed: 26 July 2013</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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