Yealmpton, Devon

Description
Yealmpton, a village and a parish in Devonshire, The village stands on the river Yealm, 5 miles SE of Plympton station on the G.W.R., with a post, money order, and telegraph office under Plymouth. It was anciently known as Yealhampton, was once an important place with the status of a borough, is now much decayed, is a seat of petty sessions, and has a monthly cattle market. The parish includes Yealm Bridge, Dunston, Yeo, Weston, and Lyneham hamlets, and comprises 3191 acres; population, 879. At Yealm Bridge are chair, cabinet, and flock works, employing a large number of hands, and marble, granite, and limestone quarries. The manor belonged to the Saxon king Ethelwold, passed to the Fitzherberts, the Hastingses, and others, and belongs now to the Bastard family. There are several good residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; net value, £210 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church was partly restored but mainly rebuilt in 1850 at a cost of about £7500, and is a building of stone in mixed styles of architecture. There is a Wesleyan chapel.