| COUNTISBURY (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwell, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E. by N.) from Ilfracombe. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50899#s24 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 700-702. Date accessed: 03 December 2012.</ref>   | COUNTISBURY (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwell, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E. by N.) from Ilfracombe. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50899#s24 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 700-702. Date accessed: 03 December 2012.</ref>   |