Brampford-Speke, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the river Exe, with a station on the G.W.R., 186 miles from London, and 4 N of Exeter, under which it has a post and money order office; telegraph office, Thorverton. Acreage of parish, 1163; population of civil parish, 350 ; of the ecclesiastical, 443. The manor belonged anciently to the family of Espek or Speke. It is now the property of the Earl of Iddesleigh. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; gross value, £339 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is very ancient; Jconsists of nave, north aisle, chancel, and south chapel, with western square tower; and has been completely restored.
