William Harding (antiquary)

Arms of Harding: *Or, on a bend sable three martlets of the field*^[1]

Lieutenant-Colonel William Harding (16 August 1792 – 13 January 1886) of Upcott in the parish of Pilton in Devon, was a British antiquary, geologist and army officer.^[3] He was a Fellow of the Geological Society and after his retirement from the Army was an active member of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society.^[4] He is known for his History of Tiverton (2 volumes) published in 1845 and 1847.^[5]

^ Reed, Margaret A., Pilton, its Past and its People, Barnstaple, 1985, p.243
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^ Chichester, H. M.; Maxted, Ian (2004). "William Harding (1792–1886)". In Maxted, Ian (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12266. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Harding, William (16 December 1863). "Morwenstow Church". Transactions. Exeter, England: Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society: 218.
^ OCLC 560394794

[Reed,_Margaret_A._1985,_p.243-1] Reed, Margaret A., Pilton, its Past and its People, Barnstaple, 1985, p.243

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[3] Chichester, H. M.; Maxted, Ian (2004). "William Harding (1792–1886)". In Maxted, Ian (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12266. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[4] Harding, William (16 December 1863). "Morwenstow Church". Transactions. Exeter, England: Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society: 218.

[5] OCLC 560394794

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William Harding (antiquary)

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