Bratton-Clovelly, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands 8 miles WSW of Okehampton, 4 from Ashbury station on the L. & S.W.R., and 12 N by W of Tavistock, is large and scattered, and has a post office under Lew-Down (R.S.O.); money order office, Lifton; telegraph office, Ashbury. The parish comprises 7254 acres; population of the civil parish, 487; of the ecclesiastical, 550. The manor bore anciently the name of Bracton, and was the birthplace of Henry de Bracton, an eminent lawyer of the time of Edward I. An ancient earthwork, called Broadbury Castle, defended by vallum and fosse, is an eminence about 3 miles N of the village. About 2000 acres of the land are moor. Fairs are held on the second Tuesday in May and the first after 19 October. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; gross value, £450 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is a fine edifice of the 15th century, with a lofty tower, and has a handsome font. There are also three Bible Christian chapels.
