Hockworthy, Devon Family History Guide
Hockworthy is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1577
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
- Uplowman
- Bampton
- Huntsham
- Clayhanger
- Holcombe Rogus
- Sampford Peverell
- Ashbrittle, Somerset
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HOCKWORTHY, a parish, with a scattered village, in Tiverton district, Devon; adjacent to Somerset, 3 miles NW of Tiverton-Junction r. station, and 8 NE of Tiverton. Post town, Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 2,526. Real property, £2,961. Pop., 375. Houses, 59. The rectorial tithes and Hockford farm belonged formerly to Canonsleigh abbey. Hockworthy Court is the seat ofTroyte, Esq. Limestone and building stone abound. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £271. Patron, the Rev. W. Newman. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1865, and is in the early English style; and the tower had been rebuilt in 1848. The parsonage is a recent edifice, in the Tudor style.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch Catalog
Census
Census returns for Hockworthy, 1841-1891
Church Records
Hockworthy : burials 1813-1838 Author: Devon Family History Society
Hockworthy baptisms 1813-1840 Author: Devon Family History Society
Hockworthy marriage registers Author: Devon Family History Society
Court records
Taxation
Land tax assessment of Hockworthy, 1798
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Tiverton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Tiverton
- Poor Law Union: Tiverton
- Hundred: Bampton (Devon)
- Province: Canterbury