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MONKLEIGH (St. George), a '''parish''', in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 2¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Great Torrington, on the road to Bideford. It is bounded on the east by the river Torridge, which separates it from the parishes of Great Torrington and Wear-Giffard. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51156#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 333-334. Date accessed: 16 July 2013</ref> | MONKLEIGH (St. George), a '''parish''', in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 2¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Great Torrington, on the road to Bideford. It is bounded on the east by the river Torridge, which separates it from the parishes of Great Torrington and Wear-Giffard. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51156#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 333-334. Date accessed: 16 July 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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