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St Budeaux was originally a chapelry annexed to Plymouth St Andrew's. At the time of the census on Sunday March 31st 1851, there were 1,096 people living in the Parish. That comprised 583 males and 513 females and was the only one of the rural parishes to have more men than women. There were 197 inhabited houses, 9 unihabited and one under construction. The population of the Parish had increased by 302 since 1841. Became a separate civil parish in 1894. The part of the area which came within the parish of St Stephen's in the County of Cornwall (the area of Saltash Passage) was transferred to the civil parish of St Budeaux under the Local Government Order 32,169 dated April 1st 1895. Under the Plymouth Corporation Act 1897 [60/61 Vict ch 1], part of St Budeaux was annexed to Plymouth. Under the Local Government Board Order P1462 dated November 9th 1898, part of St Budeaux was transferred to the Borough of Devonport and part of Pennycross was added to St Budeaux. A bit of point scoring took place in January 1901, following the death of HM Queen Victoria. At the first annual meeting of the St Budeaux Ratepayers' Association on Thursday January 31st 1901, Mr Endean complained that the authorities did not cross Camel's Head Bridge to read the Proclamation of the new King. They had, in effect, ignored the new boundary of the Town and gone only as far as the old boundary. The rather poor response from Alderman Stanbury was that the point was selected 'because it was a boundary of the borough when the late Queen's reign commenced'. In 1934 the southern boundary of St Budeaux was such that it started on the southern side of the Royal Albert Bridge and ran to the eastern end of the actual Bridge before following the southern edge of the cutting in which the Royal Albert Bridge Signal Box was situated. The Box was thus in the parish. At the bridge over the railway line, it turned north to follow the north-west edge of the bridge and Vicarage Road to just opposite Barne Tower. From here it followed the field boundary around the top of Tamar Terrace. It then swung north and east around Ernesettle House, which was thus outside the parish and in Devonport, and around the south and eastern rim of Bickham Hill before regaining civilisation in Agaton Road. The boundary then crossed Ernesettle Road and ran along the field hedge to the north of St Budeaux Parish Church, which was thus no longer inside its own parish but within Devonport. Leaving the Blue Monkey Inn within Devonport, it traversed the northern edge of what was then still a lane opposite Marrett and Dunstone Roads. From there until the junction with Coombe Park Lane the boundary was indistinct because of road widening. This stretch was known as Crownhill Road although the majority of the highway was still called Saltash Road. It picked up the old road again opposite the end of Coombe Park Lane and ran along the northern side as far as Little Dock Lane, where it abruptly turned south, leaving the School and the village of Honicknowle still in the parish. The boundary followed the Lane southwards until it crossed the stream which flowed down from Crownhill, whereupon it followed the stream north-eastwards right into Crownhill. Under the Devon Review Order 1935, part of Pennycross was added to St Budeaux. Places within the Parish of Saint Budeaux The following houses, farms and public houses/inns were within the Parish of Saint Budeuax: Agaton Farm; Albert Bridge Inn; Alma Cottage; Barn Barton; Boger's Tenement; Brookland Farm; Budshead or Buttshead Barton; Budshead or Buttshead Mills; Castle Farm; Castle Farm Inn (see also Eggbuckland); Coombe Farm; Devonport Inn; Ernesettle Barton/Farm; Ferry Inn; First & Last Public House; Goold's Cottage; Hope House; Kinterbury Farm; Little Ash Farm; Lower Ernesettle Farm; Moor Farm; Mount Tamar House; New Inn (seel also Eggbuckland); Newland Cottage; Powder Magazine, Bull Point; Rectory; St Budeaux Inn; Saltash Passage; Saltmoor Farm; Traveller's Rest; West Park House; West Whitleigh House; Weston Mill Farm; Whitleigh Farm; Whitleigh Hall; Woodland Farm. Lords of the Manors There was only Whitleigh Manor within the parish of St Budeaux but it would appear that the title had ceased by 1870. Overseer of the Poor The Overseer of the Poor for St Budeaux in 1857 is not known. Parish Clerk The Parish Clerk for St Budeaux in 1857 was Mr Thomas Penney, who resided at the Traveller's Rest, King's Tamerton; and in 1870 was Mr Thomas Sobey. Parish Constable The Parish Constable for St Budeaux in 1857 is not known. Surveyor of Highways The Surveyor of Highways for St Budeaux in 1857 was Mr William Bennett, of Knackersknowle.
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