Bridgerule (Civil Parish)
Description
Civil parish in Devon, but half of which lies west of the River Tamar. Created in 1950 from the amalgamation of the parishes of Bridgerule West, 1,016 acres, and Bridgerule East, 1,618 acres. Holsworthy Rural District, 1950-1974. Torridge District, 1974-present. In 1966, the parish was enlarged by 1 acre from the parish of Whitstone and reduced by 1 acre transferred to the parish of Launcells.
West Devon County Constituency, 1970-1983. Torridge and West Devon County Constituency, 1983-present.
Statistics
| Grid Reference: SS 28 03 |
| Year | 1801 | 1851 | 1901 | 1951 | 2001 |
| Acres | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2,634 | |
| Population | n/a | n/a | n/a | 423 | 570 |
Chronological Sequence
Bridgerule, 1980, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Bridgerule : 1980, 2011
References
Bridgerule
Youngs, 1980, p79
OS, 1:25000, 2011
Place Names in the Civil Parish of Bridgerule
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