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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


FENITON (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Honiton, hundred of Hayridge, Honiton and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Honiton. The parish comprises 1822 acres by measurement, of which 1220 are arable, 450 pasture, 92 orchard, and 60 woodland; the soil is fertile. The village is situated near the river Otter, about one mile from the great western road. The church, a venerable structure erected about the time of Henry VII., contains a very rich wooden screen. A '''Wesleyan''' meeting-house has been erected.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50960#s18 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 228-230. Date accessed: 2 July 2013</ref>
FENITON (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Honiton, hundred of Hayridge, Honiton and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Honiton. The village is situated near the river Otter, about one mile from the great western road.&nbsp; A '''Wesleyan''' meeting-house has been erected.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50960#s18 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 228-230. Date accessed: 2 July 2013</ref>  


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