Place:Deviock, Cornwall, England

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NameDeviock
TypeCivil parish
Located inCornwall, England     (1997 - )
See alsoSt. Germans, Cornwall, Englandcivil parish from which it was basically formed in 1997
East Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
St. Germans Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
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Deviock is a coastal civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) west of St. Germans and straddles the valley of the River Seaton. The parish includes the settlements of Hessenford, Seaton and Downderry (both redirected to St. Germans) and the population in the 2001 census was 1,341. The parish occupies an area of 2,108 hectares (approx 5,000 acres).

The hamlets of Narkurs and Trelowia are also in the parish (both redirected to St. Germans).

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History

The parish history of the St. Germans area is complex and has been subject to much change. Two ecclesiastical parishes (Hessenford and Tideford) were created in the 19th century. Deviock civil parish was created as recently as April 1997 from part of the former St Germans Parish; it also includes parts of St. Martin-by-Looe and part of Morval.

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Research Tips

One of the many maps available on A Vision of Britain through Time is one from the Ordnance Survey Series of 1900 illustrating the parish boundaries of Cornwall at the turn of the 20th century. This map blows up to show all the parishes and many of the small villages and hamlets.

The following websites have pages explaining their provisions in WeRelate's Repository Section. Some provide free online databases.

  • GENUKI makes a great many suggestions as to other websites with worthwhile information about Cornwall as well as providing 19th century descriptions of each of the ecclesiastical parishes.
  • FamilySearch Wiki provides a similar information service to GENUKI which may be more up-to-date.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time has
  1. organization charts of the hierarchies of parishes within hundreds, registration districts and rural and urban districts of the 20th century
  2. excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
  3. reviews of population through the time period 1800-1960
  • More local sources can often be found by referring to "What Links Here" in the column on the left.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Jacobstow

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