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| | GENUKI: East Down, Devon - Genealogy |
 | | "DOWN, (EAST) a small village, in a picturesque valley, 6½ miles N.N.E. of Barnstaple, has in its parish 473 souls, and 3643 acres of land, rising in bold hills on the north, and including the hamlets of Churchill, Brockham, and Shortacombe. |
 | | C.J.S.P. Coffin, Esq., is lord of the manor of East Down, and Sir J.P.B. Chichester, Bart., is lord of the manor of Churchill, formerly held by the St. Aubin and Ley families. |
 | | A local census of East Down, of 18881-88, listing all inhabitants, is held at the North Devon Record Office (NDRO 2006A/PR 5). |
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