Christow Devon Family History Guide

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Christow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Cristow

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1555
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include: Baptist and Society of Friends/Quaker. 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CHRISTOW, or Cristow, a parish and a sub-district in St. Thomas district, Devon. The parish lies on the river Teign, 4½ miles NNW of Chudleigh, and 4 NNE of Bovey r. station. It has a post office under Exeter. Acres, 3,218. Real property, £6,357; of which £3,000 are in mines. Pop., 941. Houses, 178. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Canonteign House, belongs to Viscount Exmouth. The scenery is highly picturesque. Lead ore is mined. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £157. Patron, Viscount Exmouth. The church is ancient; and contains the ashes of the great Admiral Exmouth. There are a small Baptist chapel and charities £30.-The sub-district contains four parishes. Acres, 11,432. Pop., 2,207. Houses, 427.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

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: Dunsford
  • Poor Law Union: St Thomas
  • Hundred: Wonford
  • Province: Canterbury