Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRUSHFORD

BRUSHFORD, a parish in Crediton district, Devon; 2½ miles W by N of Lapford r. station, and 5 S by W of Chumleigh. Post Town, Wenworthy, North Devon. Acres, 894. Real property, £895. Pop., 132. Houses, 26. The manor belonged anciently to Hartland Abbey; and has belonged, since the time of Elizabeth, to the Luxton family. Brushford-Barton is the seat of G. Luxton, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £51. Patron, G. Luxton, Esq. The church consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Brushford AP/CP       Crediton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Brushford

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