Mariansleigh | |
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St Mary's church | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 170 (2021 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Mariansleigh is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, with a population of 170 in 2021.
Queen's Nympton or Queensnympton is a small civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 32. There is no actual settlement by the name - the parish was originally an exclave of South Molton, but was split to form a separate civil parish in 1894.
The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocesan bishop is assisted by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Crediton and the Bishop of Plymouth. The See of Crediton was created in 1897 and the See of Plymouth in 1923.
Samuel Rolle (1669-1735) of Hudscott, Chittlehampton, Devon, was MP for Barnstaple between 1705 and 1708. He was a member of a cadet branch of the influential Rolle family of Stevenstone.
Witheridge Hundred was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of Devon, England.
Whitechapel is an ancient former manor within the parish of Bishops Nympton, in north Devon. It was the earliest known residence of the locally influential Bassett family until 1603. The core of the present manor house is late 16th or early 17th century, with later additions and alterations, and was classed as Grade I listed on 9 June 1952.
Romansleigh is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Mariansleigh, Meshaw, Chulmleigh, and King's Nympton. In 2001 its population was 98, compared with 155 in 1901. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Rumon, was completely rebuilt in 1868.