Uplowman
| Uplowman | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Uplowman | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST015151 |
| Location: | 50°55’38"N, 3°24’6"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | EX16 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Devon |
Uplowman is a village in Devon, about four miles north-east of the town of Tiverton. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Hockworthy, Sampford Peverell, Halberton, Tiverton, and Huntsham.[1]
Parish church
St Peter's parish church was built in the 15th century by Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, the mother of Henry VII. Features of interest include the 15th-century font and a peace window showing St Michael, St George and St Denys.[2]
About the village
Uplowman Court is the 14th century remnant of former manor house. It is found immediately to north of the church, rubble wall attached to east end of a farmhouse.[3]
Widhayes is a late 16th-century farmhouse refurbished in 1880.[4] Spalsbury, nearby, is late mediæval farmhouse.[4]
Middlecombe is a classic 17th century thatched farmhouse,[4]
Uplowman House is a late 18th century stuccoed house.[4] Between 1952 and 1973, it was home to Denys Rhodes and his wife Margaret; as a first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret often hosted Her Majesty, The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at the house over a weekend.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Map of Devon Parishes". Devon County Council. http://www.devon.gov.uk/devon_districts_2002_.pdf. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ Mee, Arthur, ed. (1938) Devon. London: Hodder & Stoughton; p. 457
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8page 881
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8page 882
- ↑ Margaret Rhodes (2011). The Final Curtsey. http://www.uplowman.org.uk/?page_id=928.