DIRECTORY.] DEVONSHIRE. CBULMLEIGH. 135 down and drain pipes renewed, at a cost of about £300. COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR SOUTH MOLTON The Little Dart, a tributary of the Taw, divides PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION. this parish from Chawleigh, and is crossed by Chairman appointed at each meeting. two bridges, one being constructed for foot pas­ SPngers only. The church of St. Mary Magdalen Fortescue Earl, Castle hill, South Molton (formerly a collegiat~ church with f.ve prebends Portsmouth Earl of, Eggesford house. Wembworthy attached) is a large building of stone, in the R.S.O Early Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, Poltimore Lord, Court hall, North Molton aisles, south porch and an embattled western t<Jwer, with Ebrington Viscount, Exmoor, South Molton pinnacles, containing a clock with dial, which was pre­ Beadon Lieut.-Colonel J. H. Dlackerton, East Anstey, sented in 1891 by the trustees of the Chulrnleigh Church Dulverton IAilds charity, at a cost of £rso, and 6 bells, re-hung in Bryan R. Stawell esq. Grilstone, Bishop's Nympton r88g at a cost of £ r6o : in the chancel are three memorial Cracker George H. esq. East street, South Molton windows t<J the Rev. Geor~;e Hole LL.B. a former rector, Bush Duclh~y J. E. esq . .Fort house, South Molton and there are others to Mrs. E. Davy and to Dr. Tid­ Buckingham Aaron esq. Lake, Kingsnympton boal_d, both formerly of this town: the church retains a Dunning Major Richards Horwood, Billiers, Winkleigh good rood screen and an ancient helmet : the pulpit, R.S.O the bench ends in the nave, and the aisle seats were exe­ Hatherly NarcissusCollinsR.N.,M.D.r23 East st.Sth.Moltn cuted by Hems, of Exeter: the organ was set up in 1887: Hole Rev. Robert B ..A. Rectory, North Tawton R.S.O the church was reseated in r88o and the upper stage of .Tohnson Ronald F. G. esq. Winkleigh court, Winkleigh the tower restored in r88r, and other restoration was Matthews Rev. Prebendary, The Vicarage, Knowstone carried out in rBgo at a total cost of £2,144: in rBgg the Preston-\Vhyte Robert James esq.Leigh house,Chulmlcigb south -wall was repaired at a cost of over £zoo, defrayed Raw Thomas esq. Sannacott, North Devon by the trustees of Chulmleigh Church Lands Charity : Snell William esq. Broadymett, Bow there are about soo sittings. The register dates from Tanner Rev. Jn. Vowler B.A., D.L. Chawleigb,Chulmleigh the year 1653· The living is a rectory, net yearly value Tavener James C. esq. Melhuiten, North Devon £6sg, with residence and 259 acres of glebe, in the gift Thorold George A. W. esq. Hudscott, Chittlehampton of T. G. Gibson esq. of Lesbnry Hall, Northnmherhmd, Wilkin John Frederick esq. Rose Ash court, North Devon and held since rgor by the Rev. Charles Edward Green Clerk to the Magistrates, Fredaric Day, South ~Iolton B.A. of Durham University. The Congregational chapel, Petty Sessions are held at the Market ball on fixed Tues­ originally founded in r633, ha.<; sitting:; for 400 persons, days in alternate months, at II a.m and registers of births and baptisms from r8r2. The The following places are included in the Chulmleigh, sub­ Bible Christians' chapel, erected in 1836, will seat z_so division :-Ashreigney, Bondleigh, Brushford, Burring­ persons. A school room was erected in r883. The :Market ton, Cbawleigb, Cheldon, Chulmleigh, Coleridge, Egges­ Hall, rebuilt in rB49 and now (rgor) the property of 2\'frs. ford, King's Nympt<Jn, Lapford, North Tawton, Nymet Gibson, is used as a ~ourt house for petty sessional meet­ Rowland, Thelbridge, Wembworthy, Winkleigh & Wor­ ings and as a drill hall for the Volunteers, but is also lr', lington Ea;;t for dramatic and other perfmmance!l. A monthly markl•t is held at the Fortescue Arms Hotel, South Molton road, PUBLIC EST.ABLISIDIENTS. Station, by Mr. T. Sanders, on the 4th wednesriay in every Cottage Hospital, Joseph Tucker M.R.C.S.Eng. & Ed.gar month, except December, for the sale of cattle, sheep &c. Rastricke Hanson L.R.C.P. & S.Edin. medical officers and is well attended. Two fairs are held annnally, one Charles John Hannaford, hon. sec. & treasurer on E~ster Wednesday and the other on the la!lt Wednes­ County Polica Station, John Richards, sergeant, & , day in July, for cattle and Thursday and Friday for constable pleasure. The I Company of the 4th Volunteer Battalion Market House, William Boundy, manager Devonshire Regiment was formed here in rgoo. The Parish Council Fire Brigade ; Engine house, New street; Literary and Scientific Institut~ was established in 1883, John Lovell, captain and has a library of over 700 volumes. A sum of £30 yearly, derived from Sbapland's, Partridge's, Pyke"s and PUBLIC OFFICERS. Os borne's benefactions, is distributed in money; the Chulmleigh Church Lands ~harity yields a gross income Assistant Overseer, Edwin John Partridge, Hill view of £r7o yearly. Here is a Cottage Hospital, established (,(,Jlectors of Income ~ Land Tax, Thomas & Samuel in 187r, with ~ix beds, and endowed by the late Miss Raymont, South week Preston with a mm of £soo, which has been invested in Medical Officer & Public Vaooinator, 7th District, Ssuth Consols. An ornnmental g-arden was presented to th•~ Molton Union, & also for the Chawleigh District, Credi­ parish council by the late Rev. G. C. Bethune, formerly ton Union, .Tosepb Tucker, East stre,et rector here. Leigh House, the seat of Robert 2\'Iedical Officer, 8th District, South Molton Union, Edgar James Prestan-Whytt3 esq. J.P. was erected by Rastricke Hanson L.R.C.P.Edin. Fore street the late R. Preston Q.C., M.P. Colleton .House, SCHOOLS. a fine old mansion once belonging to the Coles family, and the property of Sir William Rohert Williams Wallingbrook School fOT Boys (formerly Rock Hill school) . hart. is now occupied by Capt. Richard Powis Monk. has been established over a century, is situate in its Cadbury Barton is the property of Mr. Richard Webbcr. own grounds of about 12 acres, soo feet above sea lEw~l Garland was the seat of the family of that name, one of &, commands extensive views with the Dartmoor Hill,; whom, John de Garlande, or Garlandia, was a poet and in the distance : the school has been considerably en­ grammarian in the latter part of the nth century: the larged & re-fitted & will accommodate 6o boarders ; mansion is now a farmhouse, belonging to the Rev. John attached are excellent crioket, football, lawn tennis Vowler Tanner B . .A. recror of Chawleigb, and J. M. grounds & also covered playgrounds; John Po,Ylesland Tanner esq. Bealy Court is in the occupation of Mrs. esq. bead n1aster Cobley. Tbe manor formerly belonged to the Courtenays, Rock House School (for young ladies) has been estab­ Earls of Devon, who once had a castle here, and the Duke lished nearly a century & occupie~ a good position near of B~aufort, who sold it in 1773: it belonged subsequently the church, with playground & large garden attached; to Sir Jacob Wolfe and William Henry Kelland esq. there are also tennis & croquet grounds : this school ~Irs. has recently been much improved, especially with a Gibson is ladY• of the manor. The manor of Stone belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth, and that of Newn- view to the preservation of health; Mrs. & Miss Brooks, ham or Elston. to Earl Fortescue. The principal land. principals owners are the Rev. J. V. Tanner B.A. tbe Earl of l'orts­ A. School Board of 5 members was formed ~larch 20, moutb, Viscount Ebringt<Jn, Sir W. R. Willia:ms bart. r87r; Charles John Hannaford, clerk to the board of Heanton Court, Heanton Punchardon, Ro bert J ames Boa rc1 (boys), for g6 children; average attendance, 46 ; Preston-t\nyte esq. James Melhuish Tanner esq. of The .Alexander \Vade, master Cbttage, Wembworthy, and Mr. R. Webber. '!'be soil is Girls' & Infants' (mixed), built in 1854• by Miss F. Hole, variable; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wh11at, roots, for 139 children; average attendance, 41 girls & 43 barley and oats. The area is 8,875 acres of land and 31 infants ; ::\liss Sarah Churchouse, mistress; Miss .AlicB of water; rateable value, £7,148; population rgor, r,rs8. :u. \Vade, infants' mistress Sexton, Edwin Parsons. Board (mixed), Week, built in r8g8, for 30 children; average attendance, 21; Miss A. C. Phillips, mistres;; Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., S. B., Express Delivery RAILWAY STATIONS. & Parcel, Annuity & Insurance Office.-Miss Sarah Eggesford, Enoch Braithwaite, station master Ford, postmistress. Letters from all parts arrive at South Molton Road, James Street, station master 5 & I 1.20 a_ m. & 3.20 p-m. & from distri-ct sub-oHice,; at 9·45 p.m. other than district sub-offices at 7 p.m. ; CA..RRIERS TO- EXETER. di~patched at 9-45 a.m. & z.ra & 8~20 p.m William Rowe, mon. ; Richard Tucker, thurs .