DIRECTORY.] DEVONSHIRE. WEST OGW.ELL. 365

Quick Thomas, mason, P011t office Stevens James, baker & grocer Wright Wil1iam, farmer, West Mildon Reading Room (Rev. D. M. Jenkyns, Summers James, farmer, Upcott hon. sec) tSummersM.A.(Mrs. ),frmr.East tapps Highley St. Mary. Reed Charles, farmer, Gloyns 'furner Robert, tailor & draper Reed John, farmer, Mildon Vearnicombe Edward, farmr. Bickham Elworthy Henry, farmer, Low.Highley *Ridler George, farmer, Swineham Veen John, carpenter Elworthy Thos. farmer, Great Highley Skinner Jacob, farmer, Bells Venner John, farmer, Pinkworthy Lethbridge Wllliam, woodman to Canon Squires Jas. farmer, North Esworthy tWebber James, farmer, Valdridge R. E. Trefusis M.A. Little Highley

OFF WELL is a village 2! miles south-east from Honiton, country, but is now in bad repair. Offwell, a former seat where the nearest railway station is, and 12 south-east from of the late Edward Copleston n.n. Bishop of Lland'f:ff Cullompton, in the Eastern division of the county, Colyton (1828-49), is now occupied by the Rev. John Gay Copleston hundred, Honiton petty sessional division, union and county M.A. Rev. Alfred Marwood-Elton B. A. of Widworthv Court~ court district, rural deanery of Dunkeswell and Honiton, the Rev. J. G. Copleston lll.A. Charles Glyn Prideaux­ and archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. The church of St. Brune esq. of Netherton Hall, Farway, and Earl Compton Mary is a buildin!! of stone in the Perpendicular style, con­ M. P. are the chief landowners. The soil is sandy and stony; sisting of chancel, nave, aisles and an embattled western the subsoil is the same. The chief crops are wheat, oats tower containing 5 bells: it was re-seated about 1863, and and turnips. The area is 2,2o6 acres; rateable value, has 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1551. [2,444; the population in 1891 was 264. • The living is a rectory, average tithe rent-charge £21o, WILMINGTON is a hamlet, 1 mile north-east from the grois yearly value £335, including 83 acres of glebe, with parish church, partly in Offwell and partly in Widworthy. residence, in the gift of the trustees of the late Dr. Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff, and held since 1BBI by the Rev. John Sexton, Abraham Letten. Henry Copleston M.A. of Corpus Christi college, Oxford. Letters from Honiton (which is also the nearest money order There are charities of £7 xos. yearly value. On Honiton hill, & telegraph office) arrive at 7.30 a.m. WALL LETTER in this parish, and about 2 miles from the town of Honiton, Box cleared at 6 p.m. week days only is an ornamental tower in the Indian style, about So feet School (mixed), built in 184o, for 70 children ; average at­ high, built by Dr. Copleston, late Bishop of Llandaff, and tendance, 30; & endowed with £5 yearly; Miss Margaret. commandi:pg extensive views of the sea and surrounding Rimmer, mistress • Copleston Rev.John Gay M.A.Offwell ho GilpinJn.fmr. Gibbons fm. Wilmington Parriss Robert, farmer, Glanwell Copleston Rev. John Hy. M.A. Rectory Hurford John, farmer, West Colwell Patch Thomas, farmer, Colwell Barton Hutchins Emanuel Dommett, tax col- Patch Thomas, jun. farmer, Cleve COMMERCIAL. lector, Wilmington Raddon William,carpenter, Wilmington Anstis Jas. Richard Valentine, butcher, Hutchins William, farmer, Wilmington Smalls Hy.& Jas. wheelwrights, Colwell Mount Pleasant Irish Henry, farmer, Parsonage farm Smerdon Hermon,farmer, Red Loft oak Bromfield Joel, carpenter, Mt. Pleasant Love ridge John, farmer, Middle Cleve Trott William, farmer, Smallcombe Cox Eli,White Hart P.H. & shopkeeper, N ortham Charles, shoe maker Tucker George, blacksmith Wilmington Northam John, Five Bells inn Underdown Silas, Rose & Crown l'.H.& Farmer Henry, carpenter N ortham William, farmer carpenter, Wilmington

EAST OGWELL is a parish, 2 miles south-west from yearly value, including the rent of 4 acres of land left by Sir Newton Abbot station on the South Devon section of the Richard Reynell in 1735, and devoted to school purposes. Great Western railway, in the Mid division of the county, In the parish is a quarry of madrepore marble. Bradley Wonford hundred, Teignbridge petty sessional division, Vale, one side of which is in East Ogwell, is a beautiful spot Newton Abbot union, Newton Abbot and Torquay county often visited by lovers of fine scenery. Daniel Robert Scrat­ court district, rural deanery of Moreton, archdeaconry of ton esq. J.P., n.L. of Ogwell House, West Ogwell, is lord of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. The church of St. Bartholo­ the manor and chief landowner. The soil is chiefly light mew is a building of stone, of mixed styles and various dates, red loam ; the subsoil is chiefly limestone, but there are als() consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an em­ small slate or skillett and some dunstone. The chief crops battled western tow~r containing 3 bells, 1lf which the first are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area is 1,360 acres; is plain but ancient; the second bears the words, "AVE rateable value, [2,o66 ; the poJ?ulation in 1891 was 1Z71. MARIA," in Lombardic characters, beautifully cast; the HoLBEAM is a small hamlet 1~ miles north-west. In 1885 third has, in very clearly moulded characters, the legend, Rydon, a. detached part of Wolborough, was amalgamated "1!oct tnea biba: btydla .runda nariba: :"an unconsecrated south with this parish. aisle or transept, built by the family of Reynell over their Parish Clerk, George Matthews. vault, is called the " Golgotha : 1' there are some ancient gravestones in the pavement and several monuments to the PosT 0FFICE.-Lewis Edward Stidworthy, sub-postmaster. Reynell family: there is an early font and some remains of Letters through Newton Abbot, which is the nearest money a screen, and on the piers are the arms of the Holbeame order & telegraph office, arrive at 6.50 a.m. & dispatched family: there are 400 sittings. The register of baptisms at 6 p.m.; sundays, u.3o a.m. Postal orders are issued and burials dates from the year 1674; marria-;;es, 1675. here, but not paid The living is a rectory, united to that of West Ogwell, aver­ A School Board was formed in 1886 for the united di..;tricts age tithe rent-charge [270, joint gross yearly \'alue £34.5, of East & West Ogwell; D. R. Scratton, Ogwell, clerk t<> including 26 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the board Daniel Robert Scratton esq. and held since 1845 by the Rev. Board School (mixed), erected by D. R. Scra.tton esq. J.P. in Fitzwilliam John Taylor B.A. of Christ Church, Oxford, who 1874, at a cost of £700, for 8o children; average attend­ is also rector of Haccombe. There are charities of £r~ xss. ance, 63; Miss Mary Kenwood, mistress Drew Frederick Codner, Westwoods Hopkins George, farmer, Manor farm Smerdon John, farmer, Stubbins Phillips Adrian, Under Cl eve J ermondElizabeth(Mrs. ),miller( water)., Stidworthy Lewis Edward, grocer, 'faylor Rev. Fitzwilliam Jn.B.A.Rectory Ogwell mills baker & farmer, Post office . Webber William, Rydon Loder John, edge tool maker, Holbeam Webber John, farmer, Rydon farm COMMERCIAL. LuscornbeThomas,farmer, Under Cleve Webber Lewis. builder, mason & un­ Blackler W. A. & Son, quarry owners Perry man William, Jolly Sailor P. H dertaker EllicottRichd.Jn.farmer & wheelwright Ridholls Charles, farmer. Wetheredge Webber William, mason Ellis GeorgeFrederick,farmer,Holbearn Shears Francis, farmer, Buttercombe Wills Charles, farmer, Tor farm WEST OGWELL is a parish, 3 miles west from Newton with emblazoned arms upon it: there are Bo sittings. Tha Abbot station on the South Devon section of the Great register dates from the year t68I. The living is a rectory. Western railway, 1 mile from the Newton and Ashbnrton united to that of East Ogwell, average tithe rent-charge and 2 miles from the Newton and Totnes road, in the Mid £270, joint gross yearly value £345• including 26 acres of division of the county, Wpnford hundred, Teignbridge petty glebe, in the gift of Daniel Robert Scratton esq. and held sessional division, Newton Abbot union, Newton Abbot and since 1845 by the Rev.l<'itzwilliam John Taylor B. A. of Christ Torquay county court district, rural deanery of Moreton, Church, Oxford, who resides at East Ogwell and is also rector archdeaconry of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. The church of Haccom be. Ogwell House. the residence of Daniel Robert (name not known) is a very small building of stone in the Scratton esq. D.L., J.P.lord of the manor and principal land­ Perpendicular style, the interiorlength, inclndin~ the belfry, owner, was originally erected by Sir Thomas Reynell in 1589 : being only 52 feet and the breadth across the transepts 32 of this building only the offices remain: the present residence feet; it consists of chancel, nave, transepts, south porch and dates lrom 1790• and is a handsome building of ston3, stand­ an embattled western tower containing 3 bells, all apparently ing i11 about 6 acres of gardens and meadow. The soil is cast in 1633 : there are three sedilia and an oaken pulpit partly heavy clay, partly light red loam ; the subsoil is part1y

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