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MARTINHOE (St. Martin), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwill, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. E. by N.) from Barnstaple. The parish comprises 2425 acres, of which 1265 are common or waste land.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51138#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 269-271. Date accessed and adapted: 30 October 2013.</ref> | MARTINHOE (St. Martin), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwill, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. E. by N.) from Barnstaple. The parish comprises 2425 acres, of which 1265 are common or waste land.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51138#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 269-271. Date accessed and adapted: 30 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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