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FARINGDON, or FARRINGDON is  a small scattered village, 6 miles E. by S. of Exeter, The parish is bounded on the east by the hills which separate it from the Otter valley. 

The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Clyst Honiton, Aylesbeare, a small part of Colaton Raleigh, Woodbury, Clyst St Mary and a small part of Sowton.

The parish church of St Petrock and St Barnabas  is a Grade II listed building. Rebuilt in 1870, it retains its original Norman font.

History of Farringdon - Farringdon Village Website ​

Family History Information

Earliest Baptism registers 1678
Earliest marriage registers 1754
Earliest Burial registers     1813
Devon RO Holdings for Farringdon
Bap 16290-1902 Banns 17609-1812 Marr 1620-1915 Bur 1620-1915

​Registration District: St Thomas
The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering: Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837
Entered into the IGI: Parish Church Christenings 1610-1812, and Marriages 1610-1639, 1679-1788, 1840-1850. (These entries are in part from Bishops' Transcripts)

Wills and Probate: Archdeaconry and the Diocese of Exeter
Hundred: East Budleigh

Where to find parish register transcripts and copies

The best and most obvious place to view the Farringdon parish registers is the  Devon Archives and Local Studies Centre in Exeter where all the originals, microfilms and fiche are kept. It is not always possible to visit Exeter and so copies or indexes are the next best thing. Below are some sites where you can find these with the  date ranges.
Please note - Find my Past is a subscription site and Family Search is free
Parish Council
Farringdon Baptisms    1620-1902    Find My Past   
Farringdon Banns         1760-1812    Find My Past 
Farringdon Marriages   1620-1915    Find My Past      
Farringdon Burials        1620-1915    Find My Past ​
Bishops Transcripts      1615-1812    Family Search

​Transcripts of the Parish Registers from 1678 - 1850 by the Devon & Cornwall Record Society are held at the Devon Archives and Local Studies Centr

Information available via this site  for Farringdon

Here is a summary of resources I have available to share with you or links to other sites of interest. Some are transcriptions or extracts and will be on this site; some, for reasons of copyright are in my possession and I or another person will do lookups where you see the email button.

Census

1851 LDS CD - Rom Look - ups available email keith searle

1881 LDS CD - Rom Lookups available keith searle or from LDS web site

Parish Registers

I do not have any transcripts of Farringdon parish registers but would welcome any holdings that you may have. 
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Devon Heritage has a number of records - 
Farringdon in White's Directory of 1850
Farringdon's Muster Roll for 1569 

​Farringdon  Freeholders
Not yet available


Farringdon  Tithe Map
Not yet available


Farringdon Books 


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