East Worlington, Deanery of South=Molton

Chanter 225B, 611-612

  1. Population and dissenters: Thirty Families – No Dissenters – No Meeting House.

  2. Public or charity schools: No School.

  3. Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: One House for the Reception of the Poor, invested in the Hands of Feoffees. One Field of Land for the Provision of Bread and Wine for Sacraments, by estimation three Acres, when or by whom given, it does not appear.

  4. Residence upon cure: I personally reside, & in the Parsonage House.

  5. Curate: No Curate.

  6. Divine service at other churches: No.

  7. Frequency of divine service: On Sundays & Holy Days. A Sermon on Sundays in the morning & Prayers in the Afternoon.

  8. Frequency of communion: Six times. Twice at Christmas, twice at Easter, once at Whitsontide & once at Michaelmas.

  9. Number of communicants: Ninety Persons in the Parish of proper Age to Communicate, out of which fifteen usually receive, & fifteen persons received last Easter.

  10. Catechising of children: I Catechise in the Summer Season – some send their Children & Servants, others do not.

  11. Chapels or chapels in ruins: No Chapels.

    East Worlington R– John Rosier A:B: inst. August 28 1722. Presb. Septr 25th 1720. Lan: Exon. John Rosier. [Explanation]