In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Buckland in the Moor like this:
BUCKLAND-IN-THE-MOOR, a parish in NewtonAbbot district, Devon; on the river Dart, adjacent to Dartmoor, 3½ miles NW of Ashburton, and 9½ W of Newton r. station. Post Town, Ashburton, under NewtonAbbot. Acres, 1,458. Real property, £980. Pop., 113. Houses, 24. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor, with Buckland House, belongs to the family of Bastard. Buckland-Beacon is a rocky eminence, commanding a very brilliant panoramic view. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Ashburton, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is small, and was recently repaired. Charities, £33.
Buckland in the Moor through time
Buckland in the Moor is now part of Teignbridge district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teignbridge has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Buckland in the Moor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Buckland in the Moor, in Teignbridge and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4037
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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