Rattery
- Not to be confused with Rattray
| Rattery | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin, Rattery | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX740616 |
| Location: | 50°26’28"N, 3°46’31"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TD10 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Hams |
Rattery is a village in the south of Devon, found a few miles from Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, and Dartington.
The name of the village is often interpreted as a variant of "Red Tree" but it is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ratreu, which may suggest the Old English ra treow meaning 'Roe-deer tree'.
Historic estates
Various historic estates are situated within the parish of Rattery, including:
- Marley House, a Georgian mansion built by Walter Palk (1742-1819) MP; it was renamed "Syon Abbey" in 1925 a community of nuns settled here, claiming to continue the community of Syon Monastery in Twickenham, Middlesex that was dissolved by King Henry VIII almot four hundred years before.
- Luscombe, a Domesday Book estate mentioned as held from the manor of Dartington. It was the seat of the Luscombe family from before the 16th century[1] to shortly before 1810.[2] when purchased by Walter Park
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rattery) |