Blackborough, Devon
| Blackborough | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Entering Blackborough | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST096088 |
| Location: | 50°52’19"N, 3°17’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Cullompton |
| Postcode: | EX15 2 |
| Dialling code: | 01884 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Devon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Honiton |
Blackborough is a hamlet in Devon, near Kentisbeare. The nearest town is Cullompton, which stands some five miles south-west from the hamlet.
There is little here today, but for Hayne Farm, the Old Smithy, and Blackborough House.
There was a church here once, All Saints, built in the Early English Gothic style in 1838 by George Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont who also built Blackborough House. However, in the 1990s it became unsafe and was demolished. The churchyard is still maintained and the ecclesiastical parish and parochial church council still exist.[1]
Blackborough House
- Main article: Blackborough House
Blackborough House, now a Grade-II listed building, was built in 1838 by George Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont. Originally designed as an Italianate palace, there were no funds to complete it on this scale, so it was constructed as two smaller, linked buildings.[2]
The house was variously used as a school, a religious institution for wayfarers and for training conscientious objectors for relief work[3][4]
As of 2018, the house is semi-derelict but has been purchased by a developer who plans to restore it and turn it into an events venue.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "All Saints, Blackborough". https://www.achurchnearyou.com/blackborough-all-saints-no-church-building/. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Buildings at risk for sale - take your pick! - Save Britain's Heritage
- ↑ Smith, Stanley (1990) (in English). Spiceland Quaker Training Centre, Cups without saucers. York: William Sessions Limited. ISBN 1 85072 064 9.
- ↑ "Grade-II listed Devon mansion and mill included in dereliction hall of shame". This is Devon. http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Grade-II-listed-Devon-mansion-included/story-11673041-detail/story.html#axzz2P7hVPNOg.
- ↑ "The Future of Blackborough House". http://www.blackborough.house/the-future-blackborough-house. Retrieved 17 September 2016.