Lustleigh, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

LUSTLEIGH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Teignbridge, Crockernwell and S. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (N. W.) from Bovey-Tracey. containing 311 inhabitants. It comprises by admeasurement 2939 acres, of which 654 are common or waste; the surrounding country is celebrated for its rich and varied scenery, and the parish itself has a beautifully romantic appearance, including the singularly fine and picturesque rocky valley called Lustleigh Cleve. There is an endowed parochial school.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51125 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 194-198. </ref>