St Thomas the Apostle, Devon
Historical Description
Thomas the Apostle, St, a parish in Devonshire, partly within Exeter parliamentary borough, and divided by the Exe river from Exeter city. Post town, Exeter. Acreage, 2072; population, 8245. There is a parish council consisting of twelve members. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; gross value, £215 with residence. The church was dedicated as St Thomas the Martyr, but has been called St Thomas the Apostle since the Reformation.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Devon | |
| Hundred | Wonford | |
| Poor Law union | St. Thomas |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for St Thomas the Apostle from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Thomas, St., the Apostle)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering Devon online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of the County of Devon in the year 1564, with additions from the earlier visitation of 1531, is online.
The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620, with additions by Lieutant-Colonel J.L. Vivian, published for the author by Henry S. Eland, Exeter 1895 is online.