Place:Werrington, Devon, England

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NameWerrington
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.665°N 4.366°W
Located inDevon, England     (1844 - 1966)
Also located inCornwall, England     ( - 1844)
Cornwall, England     (1966 - )
See alsoBlack Torrington Hundred, Devon, Englandhundred in which it was situated
East Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Broadwoodwidger Rural, Devon, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1966
Launceston Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1966-1974
Launceston Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1853-1936
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Werrington (#6 on map) is a civil parish and former manor now in Cornwall, England, and before 1966, within the county of Devon. It is situated 1 mile to the west of the River Tamar, the traditional boundary between Devon and Cornwall, and 2 miles north of Launceston.

See also the article on the neighbouring parish of North Petherwin which has had a similar history.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Werrington, Cornwall.

Image:Broadwoodwidger RD small.png

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Werrington from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:

"WERRINGTON, a parish, with a village, in the [registration] district of Launceston and county of Devon; adjacent to the river Tamar, 2 miles N of Launceston [railway] station. Post town, Launceston. Acres: 5,000. Real property: £4,341. Population: 664. Houses: 126. The manor belonged to Tavistock Abbey; went, at the dissolution, to the Russels: and belongs now to the Duke of Bedford. The Barton estate belonged once to the Drakes; and, with Werrington House, belongs now to the Duke of Northumberland. Slate is quarried. The living is a donative in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £229. Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church was rebuilt in 1742. There is a national school."

Research Tips

Both Devon and Cornwall Research Tips found with other parishes will be of use in Werrington.