Twitchen, Devon Genealogy: Difference between revisions

TWITCHEN (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union and hundred of South Molton, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 6 miles (N. E. by E.) from South Molton. It is situated on the border of the county, adjacent to Exmoor Forest, in Somerset; and comprises 2823 acres, of which 310 are common or waste. The church is ancient.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51358 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 404-407.</ref>