Today a rural village and parish, west of Crediton in the diocese of Exeter. The church of St. Andrew stands on high ground on the edge of the village surrounded by a churchyard. From 1861-1878 the principal crops where wheat, barley and oats. The soil is chiefly clay. The population then was about 787- 802; area 4989 acres.
Here is a link to Colebrooke Village today, the web page has information and history on the parish and St. Andrews Church. The web page is still being worked on, so not all of the pages are viewable. (John Enderson who is webmaster of this page is related via our ancestors the Perrymans).
Colebrooke is a parish and village, 4 miles west of Crediton, 2 from Coplestone, and 2 from Yeoford, both stations on the North Devon railway, In the Northern division of the county, Crediton hundred, union and county court district, rural deanery of Cadbury, archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. The North Devon and Devon and Cornwall railway pass through the parish. There is a Parochial school for boys and girls. This district was closely settled by the Romans.
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