Calverleigh

St Mary the Virgin church, Calverleigh

Calverleigh (anciently Calwoodleigh)^[1] is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England, situated 2 miles north-west of Tiverton. the parish church is dedicated to St Mary.^[2] The resident lords of the manor were for many generations the Calwoodleigh family.^[3]

Calverleigh Court[]

The manor house called Calverleigh Court is situated to the west of the parish church and was rebuilt in 1844-5 by Joseph Chichester Nagle to the design of George Wightwick (1802-1872) of Plymouth.^[4]

References[]

^ "Calverleigh".
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.243
^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.132, pedigree of Calwoodleigh of Calwoodleigh
^ Pevsner, p.243

Coordinates: 50°55′08″N 3°32′10″W / 50.919°N 3.536°W / 50.919; -3.536

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[1] "Calverleigh".

[2] Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.243

[3] Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.132, pedigree of Calwoodleigh of Calwoodleigh

[4] Pevsner, p.243

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