Hatherleigh, Devon

Description
Hatherieigh, a small town and a parish in Devonshire. The town stands on the river Lew, near its confluence with the Torridge, 7 1/2 miles from Okehampton station on the L. & S.W.R., and 16 SE of Bideford. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office. It is a seat of petty sessions, and has five inns, a market-house, public rooms, a police station, a church, three dissenting chapels, and charities. The market-house was built in 1840 to serve for a revived market which had been defunct for more than 50 years. The public rooms were built in 1820, and serve for benefit societies, for reading-rooms, and for lectures. The church is Perpendicular and good, and consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with tower and spire; much has been done in the way of restoration. A weekly market is held on Tuesday, and fairs are held on 22 May, 22 June, 4 September, and 8 November. A woollen manufacture was formerly carried on, but is extinct, and the chief industry now is in brick and tile making, stone-quarrying, and farm labour. Jasper Mayne the preacher and dramatic writer was a native. The parish comprises 7168 acres; population, 1437. The manor belonged formerly to Tavistock Abbey, and belongs now to the Oldham family. There are several good residences. A moor in the parish commands a magnificent panoramic view, and has a monument to Col. Morris, who figured in the memorable charge at Balaclava. A monument was also erected by public subscription in the churchyard in 1891 to Lieuti-Colonel Pearse, the celebrated rifle shot and Queen's Prizeman in 1875. A tract of about 430 acres of the moor was given to the town by the abbots of Tavistock. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; value, £210 with residence.