Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ROMANSLEIGH

ROMANSLEIGHpopularly Rumsleigha parish, with a village, in South Molton district, Devon; 4 miles S S E of South Molton, and 6½ E by N of South Molton-Road r. station. Post-town, South Molton, North Devon. Acres, 2, 491. Real property, £1, 673. Pop., 230. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. Beaconhill rises to an altitude of 900 feet above sea-level. The Roman road from Stratton to the vicinity of Tauntongoes along the parochial boundary, and is here called Romansleigh Ridge. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £206.* Patron, Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. The church was rebuilt in 1867. A chaly-beate spring is on its N side; and remains of an ancientcross are in the churchyard.


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

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Feature Description: "with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: South Molton RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Romansleigh

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