This neighbourhood is often visited by anglers and lovers of picturesque scenery. Revels are held here at Easter and Whitsuntide. The parish contained 698 souls and 7170 acres of land.
Excellent clay is got here for the china manufacturers.
Sir R. Lopes, Bart., is lord of the manor, which formerly belonged to Plympton Priory. The Earl of Morley, the Rev. S.W. Pearse, and other proprietors have estates in this parish. The Church is an ancient fabric in the perpendicular style, with a tower and six bells. Colson, of Tavistock, officiates. . . A parish in Plympton Hundred, the Archdeaconry of Totnes, and the Diocese of Exeter.