Lympstone, Devon

Description
Lympston, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the eastuary of the Exe, and has a station on the L. & S.W.R., 178 miles from London. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office. It was described by Leiand as " a pretty townlet with a great trade in shippes ;" carries on a considerable trade in fish, is a sea-bathing resort, and has some good inns and lodging-houses. The parish contains also the hamlet of Sowdon. Acreage, 973 of land and 280 of water; population, 1097. The manor belongs to the Drake family. There are several handsome residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; value, £245 with residence The church was rebuilt in 1864, but retains the fine and very ancient tower of the previous edifice. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a working men's club.