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Is it Egg Buckland or Eggbuckland? In 1905 the then vicar of St Edward's Church, the Reverend A F Baker, pronounced that: 'It is more correct and best preserves the history of the name to write it now as one word - Eggbuckland.' The ancient parish of Eggbuckland was in the County of Devon; the Roborough Hundred; the Midland Roborough Petty Sessional Division; the Plympton St Mary Union; the East Stonehouse County Court District; the rural deanery of Plympton; the archdeaconry of Totnes and the diocese of Exeter. There were two post offices in the parish, one at Crownhill, of which Mr Thomas Coombe was the sub-postmaster, and one at Laira, of which Mrs Emily Haythorne was in charge. The population of the parish was 1,833 in 1891. The parish was said at that time to comprise 3,204 acres of land and 51 acres of water and foreshore. In addition, Laira Green, which was formerly extra-parochial but by 1893 was a parish in itself for poor law purposes, comprised 129 acres of land, 101 acres of tidal water and foreshore and had a population of 481 in 1891. The land was described as being loamy over a clay subsoil. The chief crops were wheat, oats, barley and green crops. Slate was quarried and copper ore was found within the Parish. Eggbuckland was created a separate civil parish in 1894. Under the Local Government Board Order P1257 dated November 9th 1896, part of the parish was transferred to Plymouth Charles civil parish. Taken into the City of Plymouth on March 31st 1939 under the Plymouth Extension Act 1938. The Parish Council met for the last time on March 30th 1939. Places within the Parish of Eggbuckland The following houses, farms and public houses/inns were within the Parish of Eggbuckland: Austin Farm; Bloomballs Farm; Bowden Farm; Buckland Down/Buckland Wood Farm; Castle Farm Inn; Coleridge Farm; Colwell Farm; Common Wood Farm; Crabtree; Crabtree Inn; Cressbrook Farm; Deer Park Farm; Derriford Barton; Doidge's Farm; East Widey Farm; Efford Manor; Efford or Gullett's Mill; Estover Farm; Fancy Farm; Frogmore Farm; Fursdon House; Goosewell Farm; Higher Efford Farm; Higher Efford House; King's Arms Public House; Knackersnowle (part was in St Budeaux parish); Laira House; Laira Inn; Leigham Farm; Leigham House; Little Efford Farm; Longbridge; Lower Leigham; Mainstone Farm; Marsh House; New Inn; Pool Farm; Rising Sun Inn; Riverford Farm; Rock House (later Briarleigh); Shallaford; Smallack Farm; Stone Farm; Vicarage; Volunteer Inn; Widey Cottage; Widey Court; Widey Farm; Widey Mill. Lords of the Manors There were two manors within the Parish:
Overseer of the Poor The Overseer of the Poor for Eggbuckland in 1857 was Mr Andrew Irving Stuttaford, who was also the Surveyor of Highways. Parish Clerk The Parish Clerk for Eggbuckland in 1857 was Mr George Cole. Parish Constable The Parish Constable for Eggbuckland in 1857 was Mr George Dawe, a dairyman from Knackersknowle; and in 1870 was Mr William Jago. Surveyor of Highways The Surveyor of Highways for Eggbuckland in 1857 was Mr Andrew Irving Stuttaford, a builder, who was also Overseer of the Poor.
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