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Tawstock
Tawstock is a village, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor in North Devon in the English county of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Barnstaple, Bishop's Tawton, Atherington, Devon, Atherington, Yarnscombe, Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey and Fremington, Devon, Fremington. In 2001 it had a population of 2,093. The estimated population in June 2019 was 2,372. Parish Church A Grade I listed building, St Peter's church is, unusually for Devon, a church largely of the 14th century. A church existed on this location circa the 12th century, but was extensively modified and enlarged. According to the listing summary, "the crossing tower, north and south transepts and aisles were added" in the 14th century; additional modifications were made in the next two centuries before a restoration in 1867-1868. The plan is cruciform and the site is in the former park of the Earl of Bath, Earls of Bath. The collection of church monume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl Of Bath
Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1587 – 16 August 1654) of Tawstock in Devon, was an English Peerage, peer who held the office of Lord Privy Seal and was a large landowner in Ireland in Limerick and Armagh counties, and in England in Devon, Somerset and elsewhere. Following his inheritance of the Earl of Bath, Earldom of Bath from his distant cousin, in 1637 he moved from his native Ireland to Tawstock Court in Devon, a county previously unknown to him where he knew few people. As the most senior resident nobleman in the county he was destined to play the leading role for the Cavalier, Royalist cause in Devon during the English Civil War, Civil War but before the outbreak of hostilities, he was captured in 1642 and imprisoned by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians before he had organised his local forces. In the opinion of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Clarendon (d. 1674) he was a man of "sour-tempered unsocial behaviour" who "had no excellent or graceful pronunciation" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bourchier, 3rd Earl Of Bath
William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (29 Sep 1557 – 12 July 1623) was Lord Lieutenant of Devon. His seat was at Tawstock, Tawstock Court, three miles south of Barnstaple in North Devon, which he rebuilt in the Elizabethan style in 1574, the date being sculpted on the surviving gatehouse. Origins He was born on 29 September 1557 in Devon, the eldest son of John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin (died 1557) (who died shortly after his birth, having predeceased his own father John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath (died 1561) by his wife Frances Kitson (died 1586), a daughter of Sir Thomas KitsonVivian, p.107 (died 1540) of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk and Margaret Donnington, Countess of Bath. Her elaborate monument with effigy exists in Tawstock Church. William succeeded to the earldom on the death of his grandfather, John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath in 1561. Marriages and children He married twice: *Firstly, in secret on 15 December 1578, to Mary Cornwallis, a daughter of Thomas Cornwallis (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Northcote, 4th Baronet
Sir Henry Northcote, 4th Baronet (1655–1730) was an English baronet from Devon. He was by profession a doctor of medicine. His great-great-great-grandson was Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818–1887). Origins He was the 3rd son of Sir Arthur Northcote, 2nd Baronet (1628–1688) of Hayne in the parish of Newton St Cyres, Devon, and later also of King's Nympton, Devon, by his second wife Elizabeth Godolphin (d. 1707), eldest daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin (1605–1667), Francis Godolphin (1605–1667), Knight of the Bath (1399–1725), KB, of Godolphin Estate, Godolphin, near Helston in Cornwall. Inheritance In 1709 aged 54 he became the heir to his childless elder brother Northcote baronets, Sir Francis Northcote, 3rd Baronet (1659–1709), their father's second but eldest surviving son, who had married Anne Wrey, daughter of Wrey Baronets, Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet (1628–1668) lord of the manor of Manor of Tawstock, Tawstock, Devon, who had married L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wrey
John Wrey (died 1597) of North Russell, Sourton, and Bridestowe in Devon and Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall, was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1587. Origins He was the son and heir of Walter Wrey of North Russell by his wife Bridget Shilstone, daughter of Robert Shilstone. A branch of the Shilstone family (which took its name (originally ''de Shilston'') from the manor of Shilston, anciently ''Shilfeston'', in the parish of Drews Teignton, Devon) was seated at this period within the parish of Bridestowe, near North Russell. Elizabeth Shilstone (d.1605), the only daughter and heiress of (another) "Robert Shilstone of Bridestowe", married Sir Peter Courtenay (d.1552) of Ugbrooke, Sheriff of Devon in 1548/9, 2nd son of Sir William III Courtenay (1477–1535) "The Great", of Powderham. Pole also mentions, without context, a certain "Sir Robert Shilston of Woode", who bore the same arms as Shilston of Shilston: ''Ermine, a saltire azure between four cross-crosslets(/patées) fitchée sable' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feudal Barony Of Barnstaple
From AD 1066, the feudal barony of Barnstaple was a large English feudal barony, feudal barony with its Caput baroniae, caput at the town of Barnstaple in north Devon, England. It was one of eight feudal baronies in Devonshire which existed in the Middle Ages. In 1236 it comprised 56 knight's fees or individual member Manorialism, manors. The Feudal land tenure, feudal service owed for half the barony in 1274 was the provision to the royal army of two knights or four sergeants for forty days per annum, later commuted to scutage. Descent de Mowbray The barony was first granted by William the Conqueror (1066–1087) to Geoffrey de Montbray, Geoffrey de Mowbray (died 1093), Bishop of Coutances, who is recorded as its holder in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086). His heir was his nephew Robert de Mowbray (died 1125), Earl of Northumbria, Earl of Northumberland, son of Geoffrey's brother Robert de Mowbray. In 1095 Robert II rebelled against King William II of England, William II (1087� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrey Baronets
The Wrey Baronetcy, of Trebitch (modern: Trebeigh Manor, St Ive, 4 miles NE of Liskeard) in the Duchy of Cornwall, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 June 1628 for William Wrey (d.1636), 2nd son of John Wrey (d.1597), John Wrey (died 1597) of Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall, a member of an ancient Devon family. The third Baronet was a supporter of the Royalist cause and sat as Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency), Lostwithiel after the English Restoration, Restoration. He married Lady Anne, third daughter of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath. The fourth Baronet represented Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency), Liskeard and Devon (UK Parliament constituency), Devon in the British House of Commons, House of Commons. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Camelford (UK Parliament constituency), Camelford while the sixth Baronet represented Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency), Barnstaple. Trebeigh Manor Trebeigh, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl Of Bath
Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (baptised 1 March 1590Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage'', new edition, Vol II, p. 18 – died 31 March 1636). Origins He was born in Somerset, the eldest son and heir of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath by his second wife Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford by Margaret Long. Education He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. Marriages and children He married twice: *Firstly on 14 July 1623 to his second cousin Dorothy St John (d.20 August 1632), daughter of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso by his wife Dorothy Read (''alias'' Rede) daughter and heiress of Sir John Rede. By his wife he had a son who died as an infant and predeceased his father, and three surviving daughters, eventual co-heiresses to the Bourchier estates, but not to the earldom, when his cousin and heir male Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath died childless in 1654: **John Bourchier, styled Lord FitzWarin (21 January 1630 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from which it earned great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, but its harbour silted up and other trades developed such as shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. A Victorian market building survives, with a high glass and timber roof on iron columns. Toponymy The name is first recorded in the 10th century and is thought to derive from the Early English ''bearde'', meaning "battle-axe", and ''stapol'', meaning "pillar", i.e. a post or pillar to mark a religious or administrative meeting place. The derivation from ''staple'' meaning "market", indicating a market from its foundation, is likely to be incorrect, as the use of ''staple'' in that sense first appears in 1423. Barnstaple was formerly referred to as "Barum", as a contraction of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Devon
North Devon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and South Molton along with numerous villages, seaside resorts and surrounding rural areas. The east of the district includes part of the Exmoor National Park, and the district's coast is also recognised for its natural beauty, forming part of the North Devon Coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The district borders Torridge District, Torridge to the south-west, Mid Devon to the south-east, and the neighbouring county of Somerset to the east. The term "North Devon" can also be used to describe a wider geographic area than the local government district, often including neighbouring Torridge District, based in Bideford. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horwood, Lovacott And Newton Tracey
Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey is a civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 487. It includes the villages of Horwood and Newton Tracey and the hamlet of Lovacott. The parish was formed as Newton Tracey in 1986 from the former civil parishes of Horwood and Newton Tracey and the Lovacott ward of Fremington parish, and adopted its current name in 1991. The neighbouring parishes are Fremington to the north; Tawstock to the east; Yarnscombe (in Torridge district) to the south east; Alverdiscott (Torridge district) to the south; Westleigh and Instow to the west. There are 40 listed buildings in the parish. The Church of St Michael in Horwood is Grade I listed; the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Newton Tracey and Hoopers Cottage in Horwood (a house dated c.1600) are Grade II*, and the remaining houses, gravestones, and farm buildings are Grade II. The two Anglican parish churches are in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fremington, Devon
Fremington is a large village, civil parish and former Manorialism, manor in North Devon, England, the historic centre of which is situated west of Barnstaple. The village lies between the south bank of the tidal estuary of the River Taw and a small inlet of that river known as Fremington Pill. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Heanton Punchardon, Ashford, North Devon, Ashford, Pilton, Devon, West Pilton, Barnstaple, Tawstock, Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey, and Instow. Fremington Quay was formerly a port on the River Taw, north of the village centre. Fremington was formerly a borough which sent members to Parliament in the reign of King Edward III of England, Edward III (1327–77). The parish includes the neighbouring former hamlets (greatly expanded in the 20th century) of Bickington to the east and Yelland to the west. It has many public woodland and even coastal walks. Fremington, Bickington and Yelland, all on the B3223 main road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lambrick Vivian
Lieutenant-Colonel John Lambrick Vivian (1830–1896), Inspector of Militia and Her Majesty's Superintendent of Police and Police Magistrate for St Kitts, West Indies, was an English genealogist and historian. He edited editions of the Heraldic Visitations of Devon and of Cornwall,Vivian, p. 763, pedigree of Vivian of Rosehill standard reference works for historians of these two counties. Both contain an extensive pedigree of the Vivian family of Devon and Cornwall, produced largely by his own researches. Origins He was the only son of John Vivian (1791–1872) of Rosehill, Camborne, Cornwall, by his wife Mary Lambrick (1794–1872), eldest daughter of John Lambrick (1762–1798) of Erisey, Ruan Major, and co-heiress of her infant brother John Lambrick (1798–1799). His maternal grandmother was Mary Hammill, eldest daughter of Peter Hammill (d. 1799) of Trelissick in Sithney, Cornwall, the ancestry of which family he traced back to the holders of the 13th century French title C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
