Description
Cadeleigh, a parish in Devonshire, on the Exe Valley branch of the G.W.R., 183 miles from London. Post town, Tiverton. Acreage, 2182; population, 260. The surface rises into bold romantic hills, with brilliant views. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £226 with residence. The church, which has been restored, is old, consists of nave, chancel, north aisle, and western tower, contains a canopied monument to Sir Simon Leach, and stands on high ground, forming a conspicuous landmark. There is a Congregational chapel at Little Silver.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
