Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ANSTEY (West)

ANSTEY (West), a parish in South Molton district, Devon; on the river Yeo, contiguous to East Anstey. Post Town, Dulverton under Tiverton. Acres, 3,008 Real property, £1,845. Pop., 299. Houses, 50. The surface is hilly; and the property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £132.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is pretty good. Charities, £7.


(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: West Anstey AP/CP       South Molton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place names: ANSTEY     |     ANSTEY WEST     |     WEST ANSTEY
Place: West Anstey

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