ALLINGTON (WEST), a parish in the hundred of
STANBOROUGH, county of DEVON, 1 mile (W. S.W.) from
Kingsbridge, containing 778 inhabitants. The living is
a vicarage, with the perpetual curacies of South Huish,
Malborough, and South Milton annexed, in the archdeaconry
of Totness, and diocese of Exeter, rated in the
king's books at £62. 16. 10., and in the patronage of
the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church is dedicated
to All Saints. There is a small endowed charity
school. Cider of a peculiarly fine quality is made here.
Bowringsleigh, an old mansion in the Elizabethan style,
is still in good preservation: a more ancient seat, belonging
to the family of Bastard, has been converted
into a farm-house.