Description
Ecclesiastical parish in Devon. Formerly in the Archdeaconry of Totnes but now in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. Formerly in the Deanery of Tavistock but now in the Deanery of Trigg Major. Hundred of Lifton.
Grid reference: SX 37 92
Chronological Sequence
Virginstow, 1525; Virgynstowe, 1545; Virginstowe, 1569; Virgenstowe, 1581; Virginstow, 1674; Virginstowe, 1838; Virginstow, 1841; Virginstowe, 1899; Virginstow, 1931
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Virginstow : 1525, 1674, 1841, 1931
Virgynstowe : 1545
Virginstowe : 1569, 1838, 1899
Virgenstowe : 1581
References
Virginstow
Stoate, 1979b, p147, citing from 1525
Virgynstowe
Stoate, 1986, p122, citing from 1543
Virginstowe
Howard & Stoate, 1977, p101, citing from 1569
Virgenstowe
Stoate, 1988, p4, citing from 1581
Virginstow
Stoate, 1982, p129, citing from 1674
Virginstowe
Contains 16 houses and 116 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St Bridget, is a rectory in the patronage of the Crown.
Moule, 1838, p317
Virginstow
CRO, TA/245, 1841
Virginstowe
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1627
Virginstow
Gover et al, 1931, p212