Stoke-Fleming (St. Peter)

STOKE-FLEMING (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Kingsbridge, hundred of Coleridge, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S. divisions of Devon, 2½ miles (S. S. W.) from Dartmouth; containing 736 inhabitants. It is situated on the sea-coast, and comprises 3013 acres, of which 2300 are arable, 500 pasture, and 200 woodland; the soil is light and thin, but of good quality. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £31. 6. 0½.; net income, £649; patron, the Rev. W. Farwell. The church has a Norman tower, built apparently at a much earlier period than the body of the edifice: there are some interesting monuments.