West Worlington Explained

Official Name:West Worlington
Country:England
Region:South West England
Coordinates:50.9°N -49°W
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West Worlington is a small village and former civil and ecclesiastical parish, now in the civil parish of East Worlington, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated about 2 miles west of Witheridge. In 1881 the parish had a population of 193.[1] In the parish is the historic estate, formerly a separate parish,[2] of Affeton, the ancient seat of the Stucley family. Through the parish flows the Little Dart River. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary. On 25 March 1885 the civil parish was merged with East Worlington,[3] in 1919 it was merged into the ecclesiastical parish of East Worlington, the parish church of which is also dedicated to St Mary, to form a single ecclesiastical parish.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics West Worlington AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 31 March 2023.
  2. Stucley, Sir Dennis, 5th Baronet, "A Devon Parish Lost, A new Home Discovered", Presidential Address published in Transactions of the Devonshire Association, no. 108, 1976, pp.1-11
  3. Web site: South Molton Registration District. UKBMD. 31 March 2023.
  4. May, Ralph N., "Welcome to the Churches of Worlington", 2nd edition, 1986 (leaflet in church)

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