Sandford, Devon

Description
Sandford, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands near the river Creedy, 2 1/2 miles NNW of Crediton station on the L. & S.W.R., and has fairs on the third Monday of March and the last Monday of July. It has a post and money order office under Crediton; telegraph office, Crediton. The parish, entirely agricultural, contains also the hamlets of East Sandford, West Sandford, and New Buildings. Acreage, 7820; population, 1347. There is a parish council consisting of eleven members. The manor, with Creedy Park, belongs to the Davie family. Creedy Park, Dowrich House, and Park House are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; gross value, £210 with residence. The church is ancient, has been restored and enlarged, and contains some memorial windows to the Davie family. There is a Congregational chapel. Ezekiel Hopkins (1633-90), Bishop of Raphoe and Derry, author of "Exposition of the Decalogue," was a native.