In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Denbury like this:
DENBURY, a village and a parish in Newton-Abbot district, Devon. The village stands near the South Devon railway, 3 miles SW of Newton-Abbot; has a post office under Newton-Abbot, and a fair on 20 Sept.; and was once a borough and a market-town. The parish comprises 1, 068 acres. Real property, £1, 980. ...
Pop., 410. Houses, 97. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the family of Taylor; and Denbury House, a Tudor mansion, is the seat of the Fronds. Denbury Down is crowned by an ancient elliptical camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £173. Patron, the Rev. J. H. Reibey. The church is very ancient, with low square tower; was recently renovated; and contains several tablets to the Taylors. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £24.
Denbury through time
Denbury is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Denbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Denbury, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20247
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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