Feniton, Devon

Description
Feniton, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands in the valley of the river Otter, about 1 mile from Sidmouth station on the L. & S.W.R., and 3 1/2 miles W by S of Honiton. It has a post office under Honiton; money order office, Ottery St Mary; telegraph office, Sidmouth Junction (R.S.) The parish includes also the hamlets of Curscombe, Cheriton, and Colestock. Acreage, 1846; population, 354. The manor was long held by the Malherbes. The Cornish rebels, in the time of Edward VI., sustained a sanguinary defeat at Fenny Bridges. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; tithe commuted at £288 with residence. The church has an aisle with Perpendicular arches, but seems to be mainly of the 14th century; consists of nave, chancel, and south aisle, with low western tower; contains an ancient screen and a highly-decorated ancient altar-tomb. It was well restored in 1878. There is a Wesleyan chapel.