Sir William Waller
Posted: June 22, 2012 Filed under: Bradbury, Bradley, Buildings, Cattle, Devon, Early, England, Forde, Forde Manor, History, Jane Reynell, Lucy Reynell, Manors, Markets, Markets, Mills, Mills, Newton Abbot, Newton Bushel, Sherbourne Road, Sir Richard Reynell, Sir William Waller, Wool, Wool, Yardes of Bradley | Tags: Forder House, History, Jane Reynell, Lucy Reynell, Sir Richard Reynell, Sir William Waller, William Waller, Wool, Yardes, Yardes of Bradley Leave a commentWilliam Waller married Jane Reynell, daughter of Sir Richard and Lucy Reynell and inherited Forde House. In the 17th Century a battle took place to gain control of the Market between Sir William Waller and the Yardes of Bradley with the control remaining with the Yardes, showing the importance of wool to the area.
Sir William Waller
Sir Richard Reynell
Posted: June 20, 2012 Filed under: Bradley, Devon, Early, England, Forde, Forde Manor, Lucy Brandon, Manors, Newton Abbot, Sir Richard Reynell, Wolborough, Wolborough, Wolborough, Wolborough | Tags: Chamberlain of the City of London, City of London, Exchequer, Forde Manor, John Graverock, Lawyer, Lucy Brandon, Newton Abbot, Officer of the Court of Exchequer, Richard Reynell, Sir Richard Reynell, Wolborough Manor Leave a commentSir Richard Reynell was a lawyer and officer of the Court of Exchequer and was married to Lucy Brandon, daughter of the Chamberlain of the City of London. By 1610 Sir Richard Reynell acquired Forde Manor from the daughters John Graverock’s daughters who also disposed of the whole of the estate of Wolborough Manor.
Sir Richard Reynell
Wolborough Street
Posted: June 15, 2012 Filed under: Devon, Early, England, Forde, Forde Manor, John Gaverock, Newton Abbot, Streets, Wolborough, Wolborough Street | Tags: Forde House, John Gaverock, John Gaverock of Forde., Manor House, Newton Abbot, Wolborough Street Leave a commentJohn Gaverock lived in the manor house in Wolborough Street until he owned the town and then he built Forde House and became known as John Gaverock of Forde.
Wolborough Street
John Gaverock of Newton Abbot
Posted: June 14, 2012 Filed under: Abbots, Buildings, Churches, Devon, Early, England, Forde, Forde Manor, History, John Gaverock, King Henry VIII, Newton Abbot, Parish, People, Wolborough | Tags: Abbot's Steward, Devon, Dissolution Of The Monasteries, England, Forde, King Henry VIII, Lord's Manor The, Manor, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot. John Gaverock Leave a commentIn 1539 King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and as a consequence the Abbots lost control of Newton Abbot. In 1545 the town of Newton Abbot came into the possession of John Gaverock, a former Abbot’s steward for a cost of £592 14s 2d, and the King was satisfied with his credentials and thereafter the town was in private hands. John Gaverock built a new manorial home at Forde.
Forde House
Forde, Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot, Devon 
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