OR THE ’ ]A N T I @ I T I E S A N D fi I S T O FQr O F T H E BOROU GH OF A SHBU RTON I N THE O N OF V N D HE C U TY DE O , A N OF T ’ a s n hlandd w - fi rishe of fi n the mnnr a nd fi ic ki ngtun . A D P (ITS NCIENT E ENDENCIES) , WITH A MINUTE DESCRIPTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE a d v fi n am a a a fi z 111 “mm, n i fih gfl wan g mm z $ E E S C O L E O F S H E B E T O N f K I f R , T O GETHER WITH A N ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL OF THE ‘ A DJ A C E NT M A NO RS HU RC HES C , C OMPILED FROM VARIO US AUTHENTIC S OURCES , 0 t B s . K. n Re . CH E THY E l at e M . 8 2 d y A RL S W OR , q , g A SHBURTON I HER EA ST STREET B. D I R D B L . VA R ER, PRNTE A N PU L S , , MDCCCLXXV . ’ !ENTERED AT STATIONER S BA LL ] : M m 1 , q , E RRA T A . Chill dr n e read Children . Dec h er ed D i e yp ec ph red . Ogre Ogee , Bar ge Burgi . r i sh o Pa n er s . $ 1 Parishioners Di lli en e D g c iligence . Wainscotted Wainscoted . Valliant Valiant . Di cover e d Discovered. oat u Leave , Sho ld occasion demand it . Unmistakably read Unmistakeably . 4 1 7 3 3 1 7 3 . Br an dfor d Brampford . Tr an si titi on T ransition . Ee t Z E t . Centered Centred . I mpaling Quartering . TO THE RI GHT HONOURA BLE F BE T EF I CHA RLES HENRY ROLLE H. S . OR S R U S S, T ENTI ETH BA R N I T W O CL N ON , O OF THE MAN O A ND J N O OF THE OF A N L RD R OI T L RD BOROUGH SHBURTO , N COU NTY F N I THE O DEVO , W I T H W H O S E P E R M I S S I O N A N D W F N O F P M I T H E V E R Y E E L I G R E S E C T A N D E S T E E , THI S BOOK I S DEDI CA TED . P RE F A C E I n the followin g pages I have endeavoured to put into a coll ected form all the information I have been able to procure relative to the HISTORY o r di A SHBURTON and the Parishes in its imme ate Neighbourhood . I n Books already published , minute particulars have necessarily given place l s of ou r to genera ities , ince from the magnitude their various works Devon s hire Historians have never been able to do indi vidual and particular j ustice to the whole County . I n deference therefore to the kind Wishes expressed by many of the readers ” of The E xete r a n d P l m ou th G a z et te those valuable Local Newspapers y , and “ ” The es t e n M o n i n ews I r e - W r r g N , have collected , arranged , and added c onsiderably t o many of my articles “ publi shed in the fore j ournal during f o f to u . last year , and now venture o fer the res lt my labours to the Public ” Through the kindness of the Proprietors of the Wes t er n M or ni n g News I was enabled to publish some particulars o f the Parishes of Manaton and I lsington I in their columns a few months since , and those accounts have with sundry a r e - 1 dditions , here produced . I should be ungrateful if did not acknowledge the very valuable aid I have received from the varied researches of the R ev . O of late George liver , since much my information has been derived from the Latin deeds (the property of the Dean and Chapter of E W “ xeter) , hich he so carefully transcribed and published in the M on a s ti con “ ” Di oces i s i t es o t he Bi s ho s o Ex ete and in his L f p f r . I H have also to confess my obligations to the Works of our County istorians , R B Westcote , isdon , rice , and Lysons , all of whose volumes as well as those o f ’ . O I the late Dr liver (being in my Father s possession) , have been a ble readily to refer to . I have , moreover , carefully read and freely quoted from the Records of the vi . iBrefat r, of A Parish shburton , and have been able to glean from them many interesting ul partic ars relative to that ancient Borough , whose Subscription Library has of also furnished me with , amongst others , such trustworthy books reference as “ ” “ ” Va l or E ccles i a s ti cu s The olls u n dr eds The the , R of t he H , and ” P a li a m e n t r r a y Wr i ts . I n eed scarcely remark that my accounts of the Chu rches have been written after personal inspection , and I have done my best to describe the A rchitectural diff erences frequently existing in on e and the same building ; I have also carefully exami ned all the remains of A ncient Glass and O ak I t o Cl Carving which have come under my notice , and have thank the ergy of the various Parishes for their uniform attention , assistance , and kindness , i always freely and heart ly given . I n I s i conclusion , appeal to the Public generally to pardon any hortcom ngs or I inaccuracies , and to believe that have taken all due care and trouble to avoid them ; I am very grateful for the many kind promises I have received i I o f support in my undertak ng , and if my health is spared , trust to be “ permitted at no distant day t o Publish a Second Volume of DEVONSHIRE ” PA BI SHES. HY HA RT . C S. WO o Oc tober 3 1 8t 1 8 5 . A s hbu rt n , , 7 n a d in t l wm fl fl Arthuria n fit g fl h n . T TA BLE OF CONTEN S. PAGE AP I I CH TER . Priors of pplepen Th e Borough of A shburton Vicars of I pplepen AP I I I CHAPTER I I . CH TER X . A shburton Parish Church Woodland I ncumbents of Woodland CHAPTER III . AP XIV Early Records CH TER . Vicars of A shburton Th e Manor of I lsington Th of I AP I V e Charities lsington CH TER . AP XV I nscriptions and Heraldry of St . CH TER . A ndrew ’s Church I lsington Church V I AP icars of lsington CH TER V . of t A P XVI . Th e Chapel S . Lawrence , the CH TER ancient A shburton Free School Th e Borough of Totnes 1 06 AP VI I AP I CH TER X . CH TER V . O f some Obj ects of A ntiquity and Totnes Church V T I nterest in the Parish of A shburton icars of otnes I AP VI I . AP II CH TER X CH TER V . Berry Pomeroy Buckland - i n - the - Moor Berry Pomeroy Church Th e Church of Buckland AP XI X AP CH TER . VI II . CH TER Th H B e Parish of olne ickington Holne Church Bickington Chul eh Vicars of Holne Th e Charities of Bicki ngton CHAPTER XX . AP I X . CH TER Th e Parish of Dean Prior 1 3 1 - i n - - Widecombe the Moor Th e A rms of Russell at Totnes &Dean 1 3 6 Th e S i tchwi ck Manor of p Th e Parish Church of Dean 1 3 7 AP . AP I CH TER X CH TER XX . Widecombe Church Th e Parish of Staverton Le u s don Staverton Church Th e V of icars Widecombe Lan ds cove Church Th AP XI e Charities of Staverton CH TER . Th e AP I I Parish of Manaton CH TER XX . Manaton Church Th e Parish of Tor Brian 1 49 R of ectors Manaton AP I CH TER XXI I . AP XI I Tor B CH TER . rian Church ’ Th e Parish of I pplepen Peter s Gift to Tor Brian Th e Priory Church of I pplepen Rectors of Tor Brian I H A HB T PA R S OF S UR ON . PA GE . Church Lands Buckland - i n - the - Moor A shburton Charities Pretended Gift of Parish Lands to G S E . 1 6 ifts to the Church econd Poor , by Cake , 56 A ncient Church Plate A ncient Houses at Buckland E I n aster Sepulchre Widecombe the Moor , Church Th e Sale of the Vestments Lands 1 5 6 8 9 Charities of Widecombe I Z Th e of i hwi A D. GO S t c ck Charities , , xiii Manor p I of Destruction of Ver mi n pplepen , Charities I of nscriptions on Local Tokens in Woodland , Notice the Rev use between 1 6 3 0and 1 6 7 2 Thomas Smerdon Hill Fortresses near A shburton Th e Borough of Totnes Notices of A shbur ton by Brice and Catalogue o f A n cient Books in XXVI] Polwh el e Totnes Church Translation of the Chart of the Grammar School and Hospital B t xxxiii urgesses of A shburton of S .