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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]] | ||
View "[[A Comprehensive List of Parishes and Chapels of Exeter]]". | View "[[A Comprehensive List of Parishes and Chapels of Exeter]]". | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
EXETER, a city, and a county of itself, locally in the hundred of Wonford, S. division of Devon, of which it is the chief town, 44 miles (N. E.) from Plymouth, and 172 (W. by S.) from London. The city comprises the parishes of All Hallows Goldsmith-street, All Hallows-on-the Walls, St. Edmund, St. George, St. John, St. Kerrian, St. Lawrence, St. Martin, St. Mary-Arches, St. Mary Major, St. Mary-Steps, St. Olave, St. Pancras, St. Paul, St. Petrock, St. Stephen, and Holy Trinity, also the parochial chapelries of St. David and St. Sidwell, and the extra-parochial precincts of the Cathedral Close, Bedford, Bradninch, and Castle-yard. The '''parish''' church, Holy Trinity, has one of the largest congregations.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 195-206.</ref> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|241331}} | {{British Census|241331}} | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||