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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. The church is ancient.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51358#s10 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 404-407. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref>  
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. The church is ancient.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51358#s10 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 404-407. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref>  


=== Resources ===
== Resources ==


==== Civil Registration ====
=== Civil Registration ===


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|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 [[England Civil Registration|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].