Kelly, Devon
Historical Description
Kelly, a parish in Devonshire, near the river Tamar and the boundary with Cornwall, 3 miles SSE of Lifton station on the G.W.R., and 6 SE by E of Launceston. Post town, Lifton. Acreage, 1773; population, 236. The property, with Kelly House, belongs to the Kelly family, and has belonged to this family since the time of Henry II. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £260 with residence. The church is Later English, comprises nave, aisle, and chancel, with a tower, has good ancient stained glass, and includes the mortuary chapel of the Kellys. The chancel arch is of freestone of 1256 date, and the monolithic pillars of grey granite are said to be of the 14th century.
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 | Kelly St. Mary | |
| Hundred | Lifton | |
| Poor Law union | Tavistock |
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 Kelly
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 Kelly from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Kelly (St. Mary))
Maps
Online maps of Kelly 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.