BIGBURY, a parish in the hundred of ERMINGTON,
county of DEVON, 3 miles (S.) from Modbury,
containing 536 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in
the archdeaconry of Totness, and diocese of Exeter,
rated in the king's books at £28. 7. 11., and in the
patronage of P. Browne, Esq. The church is dedicated
to St. Lawrence. The parish is bounded on the east by
the river Avon, which falls into Bigbury bay, an inlet
of the English channel, the navigation of which is
somewhat dangerous: the coast is indented with several
coves, which afford convenient retreats for smugglers.