Holsworthy, Devon

Description
Holsworthy, a small town and a parish in Devonshire. The town stands on an eminence, near the river Deer, 5 miles E of Cornwall boundary, with a station on the L. & S.W.R., 220 miles from London. There is a post, money' order, and telegraph office. Acreage of parish, 8965; population, 1960. Holsworthy was held for the king during some period of the Civil Wars of Charles I., is a seat of petty sessions and county courts, and has four banks, several hotels, a market-house, a bridge, a church, four Methodist and two Bible Christian chapels, a workhouse, and some charities. The market-house was built in 1858. The church is Later English, and consists of nave, N and S aisles, and chancel; the building was restored in 1882, and again in 1884. In the tower is a fine peal of eight bells, and the famous carillon for which Dr S. S. Wesley wrote two tunes. A weekly market is held on Wednesday, cattle markets are held on the third Wednesday in each month, and fairs are held on 9, 10, and 11 July. The manor and much of the land belong to Earl Stanhope. An interesting feature is the Labyrinth, designed by Earl Stanhope, and formed of beech trees. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £630 with residence.