Morchard Bishop, Devon

Description
Morchard Bishop, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands 2 1/2 miles ENE of a station on the L. & S.W.R. called Morchard Road, and 6 1/4 NW of Crediton. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O.) A fair is held at it on the Monday after 9 Sept. The parish includes also several small hamlets. Acreage, 7015; population, 1102. The parish council consists of eleven members. The manor formerly belonged to the Bishops of Exeter, but now forms part of the endowment of the living. Barton House is the chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £700 with residence. The church consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with a fine tower, is a neat structure, was well restored in 1889, and contains several monuments. There are Congregational and Bible Christian chapels.