Bow is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Devon.
Alternative names: Nymet Tracey
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1604
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Presbyterian Unitarian, and Society of Friends/Quaker.
Parishes adjacent to Bow
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BOW, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict in the district of Crediton, Devon. The village stands on the slope of a hill, near the Okehampton railway, 7½ miles W by N of Crediton; and has a post office† of Bow, North Devon, and a r. station. It was formerly a market-town; and it still has fairs on Holy Thursday and 22 Nov. The parish is called also Nymet-Tracey. Acres, 2,740. Real property, £3,466. Pop., 904. Houses, 205. The manor belonged anciently to the Traceys. Collaton House and Gratton House, now the seats of the Sanderses and the Wrefards, are fine modern mansions. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Broad-Nymet, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £533. Patron, F. Vandermeulen, Esq. The church stands about a mile from the village, and has a low square tower. There are an Independent chapel and a free school. The subdistrict comprises eight parishes. Acres, 19,402. Pop., 3,516. Houses, 736.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Directories
Bowe Devonshire Universal British Directory 1791
Bowe is 188 miles from London, and a little to the west of Credition; has a market on Thursday, and a fair in Whitsun week, and another Nov. 22. The court of the Duchy of Lancaster is commonly kept here.
A cross-post from Crediton to Hatherleigh passes through every Saturday, Monday, and Thursday. It is a poor place, having nothing of note either in the town or neighbourhood. The following are the principal inhabitants:
Coles, Carpenter
Easterbrook, Butcher
Easterbrook, Fountain Inn
Greenslade, Taylor
Greenslade, Taylor
Hatherleigh, Blacksmith
Herd, Baker
James, Blacksmith
Jarman, Shopkeeper
Norley, Baker
Packer, Tanner
Pidler Mrs. Shopkeeper
Rowden, Blacksmith
Rowden, Butcher
Scott, Shoemaker
Snell, Shopkeeper
Sweet, Chandler
Sweet, Serge-maker
Toser, Blacksmith
Toser, Jun. Blacksmith
Tucker, King’s Arms Inn
Watts, Victualler, (Red Cow)
Western, Shoemaker
Western, Carpenter
Willicott, Shoemaker
Wrevit, Chandler
Source: Universal British Directory 1791
Parish Records
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: Crediton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Chumleigh
- Poor Law Union: Crediton
- Hundred: North Tawton with Winkleigh
- Province: Canterbury