Plymtree, Devon

Description
Plymtree, a village and a parish in East Devonshire, 13 miles NE of Exeter. The village owes its name to having been part of the manor of Plympton, near Plymouth. It lies between two main lines of railway (G.W.R. and L. & S.W.R.), 4 1/2 miles from Collumpton station on the G.W.R., and 5 from Sidemouth Junction on the L. & S.W.R., and has a post office under Collumpton. The river Clyst rises at Clyst William in the highest part of the parish. Acreage of parish, 2222; population, 418. There is a parish council consisting of seven members and a chairman. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; net value, £215 with residence. Patrons, Provost and Scholars of Oriel College, Oxford. The present church was built on an ancient site in the loth century, and consists of chancel with aisle, nave, S aisle, S porch, and tower. The interior is good and interesting, and contains a very handsome carved oak screen and bench ends, also some good work in chancel, an alabaster reredos, a piscina, several carved niches in walls and pillars, one on the west face of the tower containing the Virgin and Holy Child, and five bells.