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WOODBURY is a large village and parish, near the estuary of the river Exe 7 miles from the City of Exeter in East Devon .It takes its name from a prehistoric earthwork known as Woodbury Castle which commands views of the Exe estuary and dominates the modern village and the area around it. The village lies in the centre of what is one of Devons largest parishes. Agriculture has always been the main industry. The parish church of St Swithins was rebuilt in 1409 but was restored (the historian WG Hoskins says ruinously) by Rev Fulford in the mid 19th century.
Some local information about the parish can be found at the Woodbury Common web site maintained by Jim Batten The excellent Woodbury Local History site is well worth a visit. WOODBURY is the head of a petty sessional division, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of East Budleigh, union of St. Thomas, county court district of Exeter, rural deanery of Aylesbeare and archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. Ebford,Exton, Nutwell, Gulliford, Woodmanton, Woodbury Salterton are all hamlets in this parish. |
For pictures of Woodbury and village web cam follow this link for the excellent site by Roger Stokes the author of The Book of Woodbury, The Twentieth Century Revisited.
Family History InformationEarliest Baptism registers 1575
Earliest marriage registers 1557 Earliest Burial registers 1557 BMDRegisters.co.uk Non conformist registers 1773 -1836 (Gulliford Meeting (Presb) at www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ Copies at DCRO at Westcountry Studies Library Baptism 1557 -1837 Marriage 1557- 1837 Burial 1575 - 1837 IGI (LDS Church) Baptism and Marriages 1557 - 1837 The Devon FHS indexes Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - Registration district: St Thomas Wills and Probate: Peculiar Court of the Vicars Choral of Exeter Hundred: East Budleigh |
Where to find parish register transcripts and copiesThe best and most obvious place to view the Woodbury or Woodbury Salterton parish registers is the Devon Heritage 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 and dates available.
Please note - Find my Past is a subscription site and Family Search is free Woodbury Baptisms 1557 -1915 Find My Past 1557-1837 Family Search
Woodbury Banns 1653 -1823 Find My Past Woodbury Marriages 1557 -1915 Find My Past 1557-1837 Family Search Woodbury Burials 1567-1915 Find My Past Woodbury Salt Baptisms 1845 -1915 Find My Past Woodbury Salt Banns 1846 -1914 Find My Past Woodbury Salt Marriages 1845 -1915 Find My Past Woodbury Salt Burials 1845-1915 Find My Past Bishops Transcripts on Family Search 1813-1858.
Information available via this site for Woodbury
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 have limited abstracts and transcriptions available. All of them are post 1800 so ask me if you would like me to look these up. Lookups keith searle Burials A burial list for St Swithins Church has been produced from details supplied by the Council for Christian Care in 1987, with plans of the two churchyards.It has been updated to 2009 by local historian Roger Stokes. Click here to go to the St Swithins burials page Directories Whites Trade Directory 1878/79 Inhabitants of Woodbury parish transcribed by Selena Gillian click here to download pdf Kellys Directory 1902 click here for list of Woodbury inhabitants Woodbury - Accounts of the overseers of the poor 1808 - 1832. Part of a scanning programme carried out by the Woodbury Local history Society Woodbury - The Vestry book 1852-1865 The meeting of parishioners also referred to as the annual vestry meeting was held yearly to elect churchwardens and deputies for the forthcoming year. These are the minutes of those meetings. These are part of a scanning programme carried out by the Woodbury Local history Society Woodbury Freeholders Extract of Woodbury freeholders 1711-1799 from the Index transcribed by the Friends of Devon Archive. These show the money collected for the poor of the parish and the individual payments made to the poor, either as a cash payment or in kind. Valuation of the Parish of Woodbury 1859 Part of a scanning programme carried out by the Woodbury Local history Society Woodbury and the Church Religious dissent and the relationship between the established Church and the parishioners An article by Keith Searle Woodbury Tithe Map 1839 The 1839 Tithe map of Woodbury is 10 feet square, and it was housed in St Swithun's Church until 2009. It now resides in the Devon Records Office. This is a copy of the version held by the Inland Revenue which has now been digitised by Roger Stokes between 2008 and 2011. There are links to several versions - one is a digitally enhanced map with colour added of the outline and detail of the original, and the other has been added with the detail (now in colour) taken from the Tithe Apportionment Book which accompanied the map, and held all the detail of the Parish acreage, cropping, and ownership and tenanting of farms and dwellings. Books about Woodbury I recommend these books some have been indexed with the permission of the author or publisher where appropriate. I have listed the name of the person who is willing to do look ups for those books which have been indexed. I am willing to do look ups where a precise reference is given. Woodbury a view from the Beacon Author: Ursula Brighouse I have indexed this book on Genuki which can be found by following this link The Book of Woodbury: The Twentieth Century Revisited Author: Roger Stokes Published by:Halsgrove Press I have indexed this book on Genuki which can be found by following this link Privacy and Cookie Policy Contact Terms & Conditions |
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