Shaugh Prior, Devon

Description
Shaugh Prior, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the river Plym, near the confluence of the Mew and the Cad, under the SW side of Dartmoor, 2 1/2 miles E of Bickleigh station on the G.W.R., and 7 NE of Plymouth, is surrounded with very romantic scenery, and has a small inn, and a post office under Roborough; money order office, Lee Moor; telegraph office, Bickleigh railway station. Acreage of parish, 8862; population, 714. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. Shaugh Bridge, Dewerstone Rock, and the Dartmoor Tors are striking features. Porcelain clay is extensively worked, and firebricks and sanitary ware are manufactured. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; gross value, £285 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church is good, contains a font with an extremely fine carved oak cover of the 15th century, and has been well restored. There is a mission chapel at Lee Moor.