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Littleham (Nr Bideford) community page Littleham (Nr Bideford) is located within North Devon local authority area. Historically it formed part of Shebbear Hundred. It falls within Hartland Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes. The Deaneries are used to arrange the typescript Church Notes of B.F.Cresswell which are held in the Westcountry Studies Library. The population was 292 in 1801 302 in 1901 . Figures for other years are available on the local studies website. In 1641/2 80 adult males signed the Protestation returns. A parish history file is held in Bideford Library. You can look for other material on the community by using the place search on the main local studies database. Further historical information is also available on the Genuki website. Maps: The image below is of the Littleham (Nr Bideford) area on Donn's one inch to the mile survey of 1765.
On the County Series Ordnance Survey mapping the area is to be found on 1:2,500 sheet 19/14 Six inch (1:10560) sheet 19SW Extract from Devon by W.G.Hoskins (1954), included by kind permission of the copyright holder: LITTLEHAM lies in pleasant, wooded, and hilly country S. of Bideford. It has little of interest except the 15th century church (St. Swithin). The original rood-screen was removed long ago, and the present screen and rood- loft are modern, designed by Mr. Temple Moore of London, who followed the general arrangement and style of those at Patricio in Monmouthshire. He also designed the striking tomb with alabaster effigy of General Crealock (1891). The original bench-ends (late Henry VIII) have been incorporated with the new seating. They are of a most interesting Renaissance type with grotesque heads, dolphins, etc., carved with great delicacy and imagination. '}'here is some excellent stained glass by Kempe.
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| Creator: | Devon Library and Information Services |
| Title: | Littleham (Nr Bideford) community page |
| Imprint: | Exeter : Devon Library and Information Services |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Format: | Web page : HTML |
| Series: | Devon community web pages ; GAZLIT3 |
| Ref. no.: | WEB GAZLIT3 |
| Coverage: | Devon . Littleham (Nr Bideford) . History . Web pages |
| Last Updated: |
22/02/2005 |
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