EAST BUDLEIGH IN WHITE'S DIRECTORY OF 1850 |
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The view from the church steps - 2010 © Richard J. Brine |
East Budleigh is a straggling village in three parts, called Lower, Middle and Higher, pleasantly situated near Bicton Park in the Vale of Otter, about two miles from the sea, five miles WS W of Sidmouth and 10 Miles SE by E of Exeter. Its parish contains 2620 acres and 2319 souls, including the hamlets of Great and Little Knowle, about two miles SSW of the pleasant and handsome little town and bathing place of Budleigh Salterton, which is delightfully situated on the sea coast at the mouth of the estuary of the Otter, nearly 3 miles S of East Budleigh and 4 miles E by N of Exmouth.
Like many other places on the coasts of Devon, Budleigh Salterton has risen from a few straggling fishing huts, into a fashionable watering place, during the present century. It is built along the bottom of a picturesque valley, opening to the sea. The shops and inns form one principal street, and the lodging houses are mostly on the summit and sides of the hills on either side. |
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All Saints Church, East Budleigh © Richard J. Brine |
East Budleigh Church (All Saints) is more that two miles north of Salterton and is an ancient structure with a tower and five bells. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in 1831 at £340 per annum with the curacy of Salterton annexed to it. It is in the patronage of the late Lord Rolle and the James, Cockeram and Lampriere families. In the village is an independent Chapel built in 1719 and enlarged in 1836. Fairs for pleasure and pedlery are held at East Budleigh on Easter Tuesday. The Trustees of the late Lord Rolle own most of the parish and are lords of the manors of Budleigh Sion and Polstow, the latter of which was formerly held by Polsloe Priory in Exeter. There are several neat mansions in the parish and on the river are four corn mills. |
RESIDENTS Rev. George Dacres Adams, Curate Rev. John Comins BA, Curate John Daw John Palmer, parish clerk. William and Thomas Priddle, veterinary surgeons Rev. Amb rose Stapleton BA, vicar of East Budleigh and Rector of Halwell Captain William K., Stephens, RN John Teed, sexton and bookesller Samuel Tucker, cooper Samuel Wood, Gent. Robert Williams, victualler, the King William IV CORN MILLS Henry Franks, Dalditch MIll Daniel Rice, Kersbrook Mill Daniel Tedbury, Thorn Mill Joseph Tedbury, Town Mills BOARDING SCHOOLS Sophia Copp Frances Hayden BAKERS &c. Edward Lane BLACKSMITHS William Annis Frederick Jackson BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS Charles Helman William Lee James Palmer William Patch Thomas Potbury Samuel Steer BUTCHERS John Carter Isaac Hallett Frederick Patch CARPENTERS William Dyer Thomas Willams GROCERS Alfred Williams (and lace manufactory) Robert Williams PAINTER AND PLUMBERS John Williams SHOPKEEPERS William Coombes Patience French Isaac Tedbury TAILORS Edward Cook George Copp WHEELWRIGHTS John Gale John Patch John Perriam John Small FARMERS John Carter Robert Carter John Leat John May Richard Mitchell Frederick Patch
POST OFFICE: The main post office is at Salterton. There is a small sub - post office at the house of John Palmer in East Budleigh |
© M.E. Brine. This page last updated
24 April, 2014
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