词条 | Lifton Hundred |
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The parishes in the hundred were: Bradstone, Bratton Clovelly, Bridestowe, Broadwoodwidger, Coryton, Dunterton, Germansweek, Kelly, Lamerton, Lew Trenchard, Lifton, Lydford, Mary Tavy, Marystowe, Okehampton, Sourton, Stowford, Sydenham Damerel, Thrushelton and Virginstow [1]White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire, (1850) describes the Lifton Hundred as ""On the western side of Devon, extends over about 140,000 acres of land, more than a third of which is in the wild and hilly district of Dartmoor Forest. . . The forest portion extends about 16 miles from north to south, and from 4 to 6 in breadth, extending westward to the river Tamar, on the borders of Cornwall; northward to Okehampton, and southward to the vicinity of Tavistock. It gives rise to many rivers and brooks, and is in the Southern Parliamentary Division of Devon; in Tavistock and Okehampton Polling Districts; in Lifton and Tavistock Petty Sessional Divisions; in the Archdeaconry of Totnes; and mostly in the Deanery of Tavistock, and partly that of Okehampton." See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Hundreds |title = THE HUNDREDS OF DEVON| work=GENUKI | accessdate=2018-04-08}} {{Devon-geo-stub}} 1 : Hundreds of Devon |
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