Staverton (St. George)
STAVERTON (St. George), a parish, in the union of Totnes, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 3¼ miles (N. by W.) from Totnes; containing 1069 inhabitants. It is bounded on the south and south-west by the river Dart, and comprises 4820 acres, of which 50 are common or waste land. The soil is various, and the surface hilly. The substratum abounds with blue and grey slate, and marble of the same colours is found, of which there are some valuable quarries; a brown freestone of soft quality occurs in those parts of the parish where the superincumbent soil is most fertile, and good limestone is quarried for manure. The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter (the appropriators), valued in the king's books at £32. 14. 9½.; net income, £366. The church contains some screen-work.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.