Chulmleigh, Devon
Historical Description
Chulmleigh, a small town and a parish in Devonshire. The town stands on a gentle eminence at the right side of the river Taw, on the Roman road from Exeter, 3 miles NE of Eggesford station on the L. & S.W.R., and 8 S by W of South Molton. It was the scene of a skirmish in 1645 between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. It has a head post office, of the name of Chulmleigh, North Devon, a parish church, and two dissenting chapels, and is a seat of petty sessions. The church is Later English; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with a square massive tower; has an elegant carved oak screen, and a fine stone font; and was restored in 1880 and 1881. Fairs are held on Easter Wednesday and the last Wednesday of July. The parish comprises 8906 acres; population, 1318. Stone Manor belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth, and Elstone Manor to Earl Fortescue. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £740. A cottage hospital was established in 1871.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Devon | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Chulmleigh St. Mary Magdalene | |
| Hundred | Witheridge | |
| Poor Law union | South Molton |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in association with the South West Heritage Trust, Parochial Church Council, and Devon Family History Society have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Chulmleigh
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 Chulmleigh from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Chulmleigh (St. Mary Magdalene))
Maps
Online maps of Chulmleigh are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
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.