Brixton is a village, parish and former manor situated near Plymouth in South Hams, Devon, England. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Plymouth. Its population is 1207. The parish contains the former manors of Brixton Reigny and Brixton English.[1]
| Brixton | |
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 St. Mary's Church, Brixton | |
  Brixton Location within Devon | |
| Population | 1,207 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
It has views of the River Yealm. The church was built in the 15th century, with a tower arch 200 years older.[2] Brixton has a single primary school, St Mary's Church of England Primary School.[3]
History
editBrixton appears as Brictricestone in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as having 4 villagers and 2 smallholders, and livestock consisting of 7 pigs and 31 sheep. Its annual value to the lord was given as 10 shillings.[4]
The name 'Brixton' derives from the early Brictricestone, as recorded in the Domesday Book, the name given to the village by the Norman de Britrickstone family.[5] William White's 1879 gazetteer features a different spelling for the surname: "The manor of Brixton, anciently called Britricheston, was long held by a family of its own name, but was dismembered many years ago."[6]
The church, St Mary's, dates from the 15th century, and suffered a number of dilapidations and subsequent restorations in the 1880s and 1890s.[2][5]
In William White's 1879 History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon, Brixton was said to have had 698 residents (325 males, 373 females) in 1871, living in 147 houses.[6]
Historic estates
editThe parish contains various historic estates including:
- Spridleston, formerly a seat of a junior branch of the Fortescue family of Whympston, Modbury.[7]
- Hareston, formerly the seat of the Wood family.[8]
References
edit- ^ National Archives: Discovery - Steward's rough record book of Manor Courts
- ^ a b Wilson, Francis (1926). The History of St. Marys Church: Brixton, South Devon. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- ^ "St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Brixton". Devon County Council. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Brixton in the Domesday Book
- ^ a b "St Mary's Church Brixton". Yealm and Erme Mission Community. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b White, W. (1879). History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon. History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon: Including the City of Exeter, and Comprising a General Survey of the County. William White. p. 188. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.194
- ^ Risdon, p.194; Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.801, pedigree of "Wood of Harestone"
External sources
edit- Brixton at GENUKI Archived 3 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Pictures of Brixton
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