In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Zeal Monachorum like this:
ZEAL-MONACHORUM, a parish, with three hamlets, in Crediton district, Devon; 2½ miles SW of Morchard-Road r. station, and 7 NW by W of Crediton. Post town, Bow, North Devon. Acres, 3,264. Real property, £3,364. Pop., 549. Houses, 117. The property is subdivided. The manor was given, by King-Canute, to Buckfast monastery; took thence the name of Monkenfield, Monkenzeal, or Zeal-Monachorum; and belongs now to J. H. Ley, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £388.* Patron, the Rev. E. Cooper. There are a national school, and charities £18.
Zeal Monachorum through time
Zeal Monachorum is now part of Mid Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Zeal Monachorum itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Zeal Monachorum in Mid Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4240
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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