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
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
Wool History
Posted: June 12, 2012 Filed under: Abbots, Churches, Devon, Early, East Ogwell, England, History, Mathew Yarde, Newton Abbot, St Bartholomew's Church, William Myche, William Norton | Tags: Abbot, Abbot of Torre, Assembly Of Leading Wool Merchants, Black Death, Devon, Labourers, Mathew Yarde, Newton Abbot, Torre, William Myche, William Norton, Wool, Wool Merchants Leave a commentHalf of the villages were wiped out in the Black Death of 1348 and reduced the manpower available for tilling the soil so landowners concentrated on producing sheep, which was less labour intensive. The reduced number of labourers also meant raised status for the labourer. Wool was an important source of income and sometimes the King called upon the assembly of leading wool merchants to pay a levy for exported wool. The burghers were citizens of a borough or town, especially one belonging to middle class and were sued by the Abbot of Torre in 1411 for the refusal to collect tolls from the market or fairs. Although the Abbot was successful he lost other revenue and authority over the people of Newton Abbot.
Abbots of Torre:
William Norton 1382 to 1412
Mathew Yarde 1412 to 1414
William Mychel 1414 to 1442
William Norton is buried in St Bartholomew’s Church, East Ogwell
St Bartholomew’s Church, East Ogwell
History Of Markets In Newton Abbot
Posted: June 11, 2012 Filed under: Devon, Early, England, Highweek, Highweek, Highweek, History, Markets, Mills, Newton Abbot, Newton Bushel, Parish, Robert Bushel, Teignmouth, Teignweek, Teignwick, Wolborough, Wolborough, Wool | Tags: All Saints, All Saints Feast, Ascension, Bradley, Cloths, dancing, Entertainment, fair, Fairs, Feasts of Ascension, Highweek, Lord Of The Manor, Lord's Manor The, Markets, Newton Bushel, Plays, Produce, Racing, Robert Bushel, Teignwick Manor, Traders, Triangle Hill, Wares, Weekly Market, Wrestling Leave a commentTeignwick Manor was granted a Charter in 1246 for a weekly market on Triangle Hill and a further Charter was granted in 1331. In the 13th century, Teignwick Manor was renamed Newton Bushel, after Robert Bushel, who was then Lord of the Manor. Also four consecutive days of fairs twice a year were also granted on the feasts of Ascension and All Saints. At the markets and fairs were local produce, wares and cloths from traders in the surrounding area, together with entertainment such as plays, racing, wrestling and dancing.
Wool Market
All Saint’s Church, Highweek, Newton Abbot
Posted: June 6, 2012 Filed under: All Saint's Church, Churches, Highweek, Richard Yarde | Tags: All Saints Church, Highweek, Highweek Parish, Newton Abbot, Richard Yarde Leave a commentHighweek’s All Saint’s Church was built in 1428 by Richard Yarde and burials were prohibited so that coffins had to be taken to the mother church at Kingsteignton.
All Saints Church, Highweek, Newton Abbot
Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot
Posted: June 1, 2012 Filed under: Courtenay Street, Devon, Early, England, Eustacia de Courtenay, History, Newton Abbot, St. Leonard's Church | Tags: Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot Leave a comment
Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot
Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot
Manors of Newton Abbot
Posted: May 30, 2012 Filed under: Abbots, Devon, Early, England, Highweek, History, Newton Bushel, River Lemon, Schirebourne Newton, Teignwick, Torre Abbey | Tags: Abbots, Charter, Markets, Newton Abbot, Newton Bushell, River Lemon, Royal Charter, Schirebourne Newton, Teignwick, Wolborough, Wool, Wool Trade, Woolen Industry Leave a comment
View over central Newton Abbot, Devon, UK – taken from Wolborough Hill, July 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Originally two Manors of Wolborough and Teignwick developed off the River Lemon, and later Schirebourne Newton became absorbed into Newton Bushell. On the other side of the River Newton Abbot prospered under the control of the Abbots and the manors all benefited from the two markets held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays that had been granted under Charters, added to the importance of the wool trade in the area.
Newton Abbot
St Leonard’s Tower, Newton Abbot
Posted: May 29, 2012 Filed under: Devon, Early, England, History, St. Leonard's Church, St. Leonard's Tower | Tags: Devon, England, Leonard, Newton Abbot, Patron Saint of Prisoners, St. Leonard, St. Leonard's Church, St. Leonard's Tower, Tower Leave a comment
Photochrom print by Photoglob Zürich, between 1890 and 1900. From the Photochrom Prints Collection at the Library of Congress More photochroms from England | More photochrom prints [PD] This picture is in the public domain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
St. Leonard was the Patron Saint of Prisoners and this is probably why churches in the area were so named, in gratitude for the release of King Richard I following payment of the ransom, and subsequent release of the rest of the hostages. St. Leonard’s Tower is all that remains of St. Leonard’s Church in Newton Abbot and is a listed building. Church of St Leonard, Newton Abbot Details.
St. Leonard’s, Wolborough, Newton Abbot
Wolborough And The Birth Of Newton Abbot
Posted: May 28, 2012 Filed under: Churches, Devon, Domesday Survey, Early, England, History, Newton Abbot, Parish, Ralph de Bruere, River Lemon, St. Paul's Church, Torre, Torre Abbey, Wolborough, Wolborough, Wolborough | Tags: Abbots of Torre, Austrian Church, Barton, Church, Domesday Book, Duke of Austria, England, Justiciar, King Richard I, Leopold, Lord Of The Manor, Manor House, Manor of Torre, Newton Abbot, Ralph de Bruere, ransom, Richard I, River Lemon, St. Paul's Church, Torre Abbey, William Brewer, Wolborough, Wolborough Barton, Wolborough Church, Wolborough Manor Leave a commentOn the South side of the River Lemon further development took place in Wolborough, which had existed before the Domesday record and it is thought the Manor House was located on the site of Wolborough Barton, on the hill beside Wolborough Church.
Wolborough records go back to the reign of King Richard I, who was imprisoned by Leopold, Duke of Austria who demanded a ransom.
William Brewer inherited Wolborough Manor from his father Ralph de Bruere.
William Brewer was the Lord of the Manor of Torre and Justiciar and had the responsibility to raise the money for the King’s ransom. William was only able to raise 70,000 Marks, so the Duke of Austria demanded 67 hostages from the nobility of England to guarantee the remainder of the ransom of 150,000 Marks. William Brewer’s son was one of the hostages.
The Duke of Austria was fatally wounded; fortunately the Austrian Church had previously persuaded the Duke to release the captives, even though the full ransom had not been paid. Consequently, the Austrian Church sent representatives to Torbay in 1196 and they were allowed to construct Torre Abbey on land owned by William Brewer to be occupied by the Austrian Abbots of Torre, with financial support from William Brewer.
From then on the Manor of Wolborough became known as the new town of Abbot, hence Newton Abbot.
St. Paul’s Church, Wolborough, Newton Abbot
Highweek Parish
Posted: May 22, 2012 Filed under: All Saint's Church, Bradley, Census, Churches, Devon, Domesday Survey, Early, England, Highweek, Highweek, Highweek, Highweek, Newton Abbot, Parish, Schirebourne Newton, Teignmouth, Teignwick | Tags: All Saints, All Saints Church Teignmouth, Bradley, Domesday, Highweek Parish, Lord Of The Manor, Meadowland, Parish Church, River Teign, Royal Approval, Schirebourne Newton, Sheep Goats. Highweek's Parish Church, Teignwick, Trading Post, Wick, Woodland Leave a commentHighweek Parish comprises the manors of Wick, or Teignwick, Bradley and perhaps a third manor of Schirebourne Newton. ‘Wick’ has a Latin root coming from the word ‘wic’ indicating a trading post with Royal Approval, hence Teignwick signifying a trading post on the River Teign. At the time of the Domesday’s record, 8 acres of woodland and 4 acres of meadowland were recorded equally between the Lord of the Manor and the workers, with 100 sheep and 28 goats. Highweek’s Parish Church, All Saints Church has a clear view to Teignmouth.
All Saints Church, Highweek, Newton Abbot The copyright on this image is owned by Derek Harper and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
Description: English: All Saints Church, Highweek The church is in a dominant position on a hill overlooking Newton Abbot, and stands on its own away from other buildings. Date: 24 July 2008. Source: From geograph.org.uk Author: Derek Harper
Newton Abbot, Devon 
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