Description
Martinhoe, a parish, with picturesque wooded valleys and bold cliffs, in Devonshire, on the coast, 4 miles W of Linton, and 16 NE of Barnstaple station on the G.W.R. and L. & S.W.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Parracombe, under Barnstable. Acreage, 2583; population, 165. The manor was originally called Martin's Hoe or Martin's Height, took its name from the family of Martyn, who were anciently its owners, went from them to Mauger St Albyn, and remained with his descendants till 1422. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £100 with residence. The church is ancient but has been carefully restored, has a small tower, and contains several monumental tablets.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
