The Devon communty bibliography aims to cover the bibliographical record of Devon down to the parish level. Before the listing of published sources (books, pamphlets, periodical articles etc), standard information is provided for the community, based on a website compiled by staff in the Westcountry Studies Library in 2003 covering some 450 communities across the county. The listings aim to tell us who wrote what about where and when and how and why - Rudyard Kipling's "six honest serving men".
Who wrote - the author can be an individual or a corporate body (local authority, organisation, institution etc).
what - can be gleaned from the title, subject keywords or notes.
about where - a community is normally defined at parish or town level, but districts, regions or natural features are also included.
and when - the date of publication or writing is included and often the dates covered or biographical dates.
and how - it can be a published book, pamphlet, or leaflet, a periodical or an article in a periodical, digital item, non-archival manuscript or typescript, thesis, printed map or illustration. A description of the format and pagination is often included.
and why - can often be ascertained from the record and can give an added indication of its relevance and authenticity. It may be an official publication by a local authority, a research report from an academic institution, an item from a scholarly publisher, or a digital item repeating a conspiracy theory.
Information for each community includes, where available:
Place-name, not inverted (East Budleigh, not Budleigh, East or even Buckland, Egg - as is found in earlier sources).
Present status, whether civil parish, town etc.
District, the current district council or unitary area.
Genuki, Devon towns and parishes. The most detailed online parish level gazetteer, giving links to a wide range of sources
Westcountry Studies parish files, developed 2000-2010, archived by South West Heritage Trust.
Parish history packs were distributed to most branch libraries in Devon in the 1980s. They were compiled from sources in the main local studies collections and include such material as extracts from trade directories, Charity Commissioners returns, Domesday Book entries and cutting files. Copies of most of this information were also placed in the local primary and secondary schools. There is an indication of the libraries the packs were originally distributed to and, under each library, the parishes that they were sent. They do not survive in all libraries and some may have been transferred to the local museum.
Earlier administrative districts. There may at times be some degree of simplification here as boundaries have changed over the centuries. The gazetteer also includes a number of places that are no longer in Devon. The serious researcher will need to investigate such changes in more detail.
Hundred, operative 1050-1894, its importance diminishing in the later 19th century.
Borough, the earliest date recorded is given in the parish files.
Parliamentary representation, dates are given in the parish files. There is detailed information available for some periods at History of Parliament online.
Poor law union, operative 1834-1940.
Registration sub-district, operative 1837-1930.
Local authority, operative 1894-1974.
Deanery (archdeaconry in parentheses) for ecclesiatical administration. The basis of arrangement for Beatrix Cresswell's typescript "Devon church notes".
Museums. Noted for communities where they are located.
Library or archive With list of parish packs distributed to each library and note of Record Office service points.
Grammar school. Date of foundation indicated in the parish files.
Market or fair. Indicated in the parish files. The information is also tabulated in British history online
A millennium of online sources 1086-1986. The criterion for inclusion is coverage at a parish level and availability on-line, preferably of the original rather than a transcript. Where possible links are to the precise page where the community appears.
1086 Domesday Book. The online source is Open Domesday. Parishes have been indexed for this bibliography but not manors.
1334. Lay subsidy is given in some instances. These figures should be treated with caution. Boroughs, ancient demesnes, parishes and tithings are listed separately and it has not always been possible to aggregate the totals, which are given in pounds, shillings and pence. Source: C.L.L'Estrange, Devon taxation returns in 1334, (1993). The information is also tabulated in British history online
1524. Lay subsidy. In some instances the figure given is for 1525. Totals are given in pounds, shillings and pence. Source: T.L.Stoate, Devon lay subsidy rolls, 1524-7 (1979).
1641. Protestation Returns in 1641-2 the numbers signing are given where they survive. Most males aged 18 or over signed. A multiplier of perhaps three or four would be required to approximate to the total population. Source: A.J.Howard The Devon Protestation returns, 1641 (1973). Online for Devon in Parliamentary archives. Page references given.
1720: Cox, Thomas. Magna Britannia, Archive.org, accessed March 2021. Page references given (in progress).
1759: Brice, Andrew. Grand gazetteer, Archive.org, accessed March 2021. Page references given.
1801. Census, also 1901, sometimes 1991 given in the parish files. These should be treated with caution because of changes in administrative boundaries.
1822: Lysons, D. Magna Britannia, Archive.org, page 12, accessed March 2021.
1783-1816. national directories. Not digitised
1844: Slater's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1850: White's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1852: Slater's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1878: White's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1889 Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1893: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1902: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1914: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1919: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021, page references given.
1954. Hoskins in the parish files.
1986. BBC Domesday. National Archives, accessed March 2021. Communities indexed to 4 x 3 Km d-Block.
Maps. Places have yet to be indexed by sheet. In the meantime Old maps online will serve as a useful index and there is a listing of Ordnance Survey maps and plans available for each 10Km square, with images of early maps and links to further on-line images in the Devon bibliography.
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Donn, 1765. a local extract is given in the parish files.
OS County series, 1850-1939. The sheet number given is to the 1:2,500 plan for the centre of the community. It can also be used to locate the 1:10,560 maps and 1:500 town plans. A key to sheet numbers is given in the Devon bibliography.
OS National grid reference, 1945 to date. The four-figure reference is to the kilometer square at the centre of the community. 1:2500, 1:10,000. A key to maps and plans available for each 10Km square is given in the Devon bibliography.
Explorer. Sheet number given in the parish files.
Landranger. Sheet number given in the parish files.
Geological survey. The sheet number is given in the parish files. The number for the Geological Survey sheet also refers to the 2nd edition one inch sheet of the Ordnance Survey, current in Devon between about 1885 and 1905.
Ordnance Survey digital map Search for location and resize Images.
Topographical prints 1660-1870 are listed by place in Etched on Devon's memory website. Images are in course of being added.
Books, pamphlets and some leaflets are listed. They only cover the period to 2001, the last date that this file was archived. Work is in hand to extend and update this file. Periodical articles will also be added in due course.
Who wrote - the author can be an individual or a corporate body (local authority, organisation, institution etc).
what - can be gleaned from the title, subject keywords or notes.
about where - a community is normally defined at parish or town level, but districts, regions or natural features are also included.
and when - the date of publication or writing is included and often the dates covered or biographical dates.
and how - it can be a published book, pamphlet, or leaflet, a periodical or an article in a periodical, digital item, non-archival manuscript or typescript, thesis, printed map or illustration. A description of the format and pagination is often included.
and why - can often be ascertained from the record and can give an added indication of its relevance and authenticity. It may be an official publication by a local authority, a research report from an academic institution, an item from a scholarly publisher, or a digital item repeating a conspiracy theory.
Information for each community includes, where available:
Place-name, not inverted (East Budleigh, not Budleigh, East or even Buckland, Egg - as is found in earlier sources).
Present status, whether civil parish, town etc.
District, the current district council or unitary area.
Genuki, Devon towns and parishes. The most detailed online parish level gazetteer, giving links to a wide range of sources
Westcountry Studies parish files, developed 2000-2010, archived by South West Heritage Trust.
Parish history packs were distributed to most branch libraries in Devon in the 1980s. They were compiled from sources in the main local studies collections and include such material as extracts from trade directories, Charity Commissioners returns, Domesday Book entries and cutting files. Copies of most of this information were also placed in the local primary and secondary schools. There is an indication of the libraries the packs were originally distributed to and, under each library, the parishes that they were sent. They do not survive in all libraries and some may have been transferred to the local museum.
Earlier administrative districts. There may at times be some degree of simplification here as boundaries have changed over the centuries. The gazetteer also includes a number of places that are no longer in Devon. The serious researcher will need to investigate such changes in more detail.
Hundred, operative 1050-1894, its importance diminishing in the later 19th century.
Borough, the earliest date recorded is given in the parish files.
Parliamentary representation, dates are given in the parish files. There is detailed information available for some periods at History of Parliament online.
Poor law union, operative 1834-1940.
Registration sub-district, operative 1837-1930.
Local authority, operative 1894-1974.
Deanery (archdeaconry in parentheses) for ecclesiatical administration. The basis of arrangement for Beatrix Cresswell's typescript "Devon church notes".
Museums. Noted for communities where they are located.
Library or archive With list of parish packs distributed to each library and note of Record Office service points.
Grammar school. Date of foundation indicated in the parish files.
Market or fair. Indicated in the parish files. The information is also tabulated in British history online
A millennium of online sources 1086-1986. The criterion for inclusion is coverage at a parish level and availability on-line, preferably of the original rather than a transcript. Where possible links are to the precise page where the community appears.
1086 Domesday Book. The online source is Open Domesday. Parishes have been indexed for this bibliography but not manors.
1334. Lay subsidy is given in some instances. These figures should be treated with caution. Boroughs, ancient demesnes, parishes and tithings are listed separately and it has not always been possible to aggregate the totals, which are given in pounds, shillings and pence. Source: C.L.L'Estrange, Devon taxation returns in 1334, (1993). The information is also tabulated in British history online
1524. Lay subsidy. In some instances the figure given is for 1525. Totals are given in pounds, shillings and pence. Source: T.L.Stoate, Devon lay subsidy rolls, 1524-7 (1979).
1641. Protestation Returns in 1641-2 the numbers signing are given where they survive. Most males aged 18 or over signed. A multiplier of perhaps three or four would be required to approximate to the total population. Source: A.J.Howard The Devon Protestation returns, 1641 (1973). Online for Devon in Parliamentary archives. Page references given.
1720: Cox, Thomas. Magna Britannia, Archive.org, accessed March 2021. Page references given (in progress).
1759: Brice, Andrew. Grand gazetteer, Archive.org, accessed March 2021. Page references given.
1801. Census, also 1901, sometimes 1991 given in the parish files. These should be treated with caution because of changes in administrative boundaries.
1822: Lysons, D. Magna Britannia, Archive.org, page 12, accessed March 2021.
1783-1816. national directories. Not digitised
1844: Slater's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1850: White's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1852: Slater's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021.
1878: White's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1889 Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1893: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1902: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1914: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021
1919: Kelly's directory of Devonshire, Historical directories, accessed March 2021, page references given.
1954. Hoskins in the parish files.
1986. BBC Domesday. National Archives, accessed March 2021. Communities indexed to 4 x 3 Km d-Block.
Maps. Places have yet to be indexed by sheet. In the meantime Old maps online will serve as a useful index and there is a listing of Ordnance Survey maps and plans available for each 10Km square, with images of early maps and links to further on-line images in the Devon bibliography.
.
Donn, 1765. a local extract is given in the parish files.
OS County series, 1850-1939. The sheet number given is to the 1:2,500 plan for the centre of the community. It can also be used to locate the 1:10,560 maps and 1:500 town plans. A key to sheet numbers is given in the Devon bibliography.
OS National grid reference, 1945 to date. The four-figure reference is to the kilometer square at the centre of the community. 1:2500, 1:10,000. A key to maps and plans available for each 10Km square is given in the Devon bibliography.
Explorer. Sheet number given in the parish files.
Landranger. Sheet number given in the parish files.
Geological survey. The sheet number is given in the parish files. The number for the Geological Survey sheet also refers to the 2nd edition one inch sheet of the Ordnance Survey, current in Devon between about 1885 and 1905.
Ordnance Survey digital map Search for location and resize Images.
Topographical prints 1660-1870 are listed by place in Etched on Devon's memory website. Images are in course of being added.
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