Goodleigh
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For the hamlet near Bodmiscomnbe named Goodleigh, see Goodleigh, Bodmiscombe
| Goodleigh | |
| Devon | |
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 Goodleigh | |
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| Grid reference: | SS598341 |
| Location: | 51°5’21"N, 4°0’7"W |
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Goodleigh is a village in northern Devon, about two and a half north-east of the historic centre of Barnstaple. Apart from one adjunct at the south, it is generally a linear settlement.
The parish church of St Gregory is a Grade II* listed building[1] with surviving ancient parts but was largely rebuilt in 1881.[2]
History
Robert Newton Incledon (1761-1846) of Yeotown, Goodleigh, purchased from the Rashleigh family the manor of Goodleigh,[3]
The historic estates around Goodleigh are:
- Combe: long held by the Acland family,[4][5]
- Yeotown: of which the mansion, formerly owned by the Beavis family, was remodelled in about 1807 in the neo-Gothic style by Robert Newton Incledon (1761-1846). It was demolished during his lifetime and today only one of the large gatehouse survives, since converted into a farmhouse known as Ivy Lodge.
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1164580: Church of St Gregory
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8page 458
- ↑ Lysons: Magna Britannia, Vol.6: Devon 1822
- ↑ Hoskins, W.G.: 'A New Survey of England: Devon' (1959), p.401
- ↑ Risdon, Tristram: 'A Survey of Devon' (1632), 1810 edition, p 332
