Devonport St Mary, Devon Genealogy: Difference between revisions

DEVONPORT, a celebrated naval arsenal, and a borough, in the '''parish''' of Stoke-Damerall, or Stoke, S. division of the hundred of Roborough, S. division of Devon, 1½ mile (W.) from Plymouth, and 218 (W. by S.) from London. There are two episcopal chapels;&nbsp; St. Aubyn's, and St. John's.&nbsp; Four church districts, named respectively;&nbsp; St. James', St. Paul's, St. Mary's, and St. Stephen's, each were endowed in 1846 by the Ecclesiastical Commission.&nbsp; The livings are all in the gift of the Crown and the Bishop of Exeter, alternately.&nbsp; There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, Moravians, Unitarians, and other sects.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50919 |''A Topographical Dictionary of England'']] (1848), pp. 46-55. Date accessed: 04 February 2013.</ref>