Aylesbeare is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1580
Nonconformists include:
Parishes adjacent to Aylesbeare
- Venn Ottery
- Newton Poppleford
- Tipton
- Colaton Raleigh
- Harpford
- Clyst Honiton
- Farringdon
- Rockbeare
- Woodbury with Exton
Historical Descriptions
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Aylesbear, a village and a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands on the eastern declivity of the bold range of hills, between the basins of the Otter and the Exe, 3½ miles S by W of Whimple r. station, and 8 E of Exeter. It has a post-office under Exeter; is a very straggling place; and was anciently the inheritance of the Earls of Devon, and then bore the name of Earlesbear. The parish includes also the tything of Newton-Poppleford. Acres, 2,948. Real property, £3,530. Pop., 1,079. Houses, 227. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £210. Patron, the Rev. W. H. Carwithen. The church is an ancient edifice, of nave, chancel, north aisle, and western tower; and contains a memorial window to Cecilia Yates, and mural tablets to the Markers, the Stokes, and others. The p. curacy of Newton-Poppleford is a separate benefice. There is an Independent chapel.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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Devon
England, Devon Bishop’s Transcripts, 1558-1887
England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912
England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912
England, Devon, Plymouth Prison Records, 1821-1919
Exeter Marriage Licenses 1523-1631
South Hams Memorial Inscriptions
Devon Convicts Transported to Australia 1782-1821
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: St Thomas
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Aylesbeare
- Poor Law Union: St Thomas
- Hundred: East Budleigh
- Province: Canterbury