In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dartington like this:
DARTINGTON, a parish in Totnes district, Devon; on the river Dart, near the South Devon railway, 2 miles N by W of Totnes. Post town, Totnes. Acres, 3, 248. Real-property, £6, 062. Pop., 626. Houses, 131. The property is subdivided. The manor was given by the Conqueror to William de Falaise; passed to the families of Martyn, Audley, Vere, Holland, and Courtenay; and has belonged, since the middle of the 16th century, to the Champernownes. ...
Dartington House, the seat of the Champernownes, is a grand pile, 250 feet long; and includes part of the feudal mansion of the Dukes of Exeter. Venton House, the seat of the Moyseys, is a large ancient edifice. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £924.* Patron, A. Champernowne, Esq. The church stands close to Dartington House; is a fine old structure, of nave, chancel, and aisles; and contains a carved oak screen, a carved oak pulpit, and some antique monuments of the Champernownes and others. A chapel of case, at the south-eastern extremity of the parish, is a neat modern Gothic edifice, with a spire.
Dartington through time
Dartington is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dartington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dartington, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2703
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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