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Name | Werrington |
Type | Ancient parish, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 50.665°N 4.366°W |
Located in | Devon, England (1844 - 1966) |
Also located in | Cornwall, England ( - 1844) | | Cornwall, England (1966 - ) |
See also | Black Torrington Hundred, Devon, England | hundred in which it was situated | | East Hundred, Cornwall, England | hundred in which it was located | | Broadwoodwidger Rural, Devon, England | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1966 | | Launceston Rural, Cornwall, England | rural district of which it was a part 1966-1974 | | Launceston Registration District, Cornwall, England | registration 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.
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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.
Categories: Devon, England | Cornwall, England | East Hundred, Cornwall, England | Broadwoodwidger Rural, Devon, England | Launceston Rural, Cornwall, England | Launceston Registration District, Cornwall, England | Werrington, Devon, England
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