Description
Charles, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the river Bray, 5 miles NNW of South Molton, and 3 miles from Filleigh railway station. The parish includes also the hamlet of Brayford. Post town, South Molton; telegraph office, Filleigh railway station. Acreage, 2410 ; population, 231. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; net value, £252 with residence. The church is Perpendicular English with a tower.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
