A transcription of the talk "SOME PARISH HISTORY OF BISHOPSTEIGNTON" given by Nigel Walker on the 23rd April 1974. There are some discrepancies in the transcript to the original as OCR has been used to convert the text.
Blacksmiths of Fore Street
A record of the occupants of the Blacksmith's Forge in Fore St., Bishopsteignton, from 1841 onwards.
Cockhaven, Cockhaven Road.
A summary of the occupiers of Cockhaven, Cockhaven Street, Bishopsteignton, taken from the official parish records.
Tainton 1524 – 1600s Family Names
A short history of the Parish of Bishopsteignton including a summary of surnames that appear in official records for Bishopsteignton from the time of Henry VIII. From a copy held by the Bishopsteignton Museum, first compiled in 1978. Transcribed and updated 2014.
MURLEY GRANGE
A summary of the occupiers of Murley Grange/The Lodge, Forder Lane, Bishopsteignton, taken from the official parish records
The Back Family
The Back Family. 200 years in the village.
The Back family and their ancestors and descendants have been a quiet part of village life for over two hundred years with the current family still living along the Teign Estuary.