STOKINGHAM, a parish in the hundred of COLERIDGE,
county of DEVON, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Kingsbridge,
containing 1487 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage,
with the perpetual curacies of Chivelstone and
Sherford annexed, in the archdeaconry of Totness, and
diocese of Exeter, rated in the king's books at £48.7.8,
and in the patronage of the Crown. The church, dedicated
to St. Barnabas, has an ancient wooden screen.
There is a place of worship for Independents.