Cornworthy
| Cornworthy | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Hunters' Lodge, Cornworthy | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX827555 |
| Location: | 50°23’19"N, 3°39’3"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Totnes |
| Postcode: | TQ9 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Hams |
Cornworthy is a village in southern Devon. The wider parish includes the hamlet of East Cornworthy, which stands due east of the village at SX847552.
Cornworthy Priory, originally established for nuns of the order of St Austin, is now a Grade I listed building.
Cornworthy's parish church contains the tomb of the Harris family, who were Lords of the Manor from the mid sixteenth century onwards. It was erected by Lady Elizabeth Harris, widow of Sir Thomas Harris, in 1611, to the memory of her husband who died in 1610. Elizabeth herself is buried in the same tomb as are several other members of the family including Sir Edward Harris (died 1636), eldest son of Thomas and Elizabeth. Edward spent much of his life in Ireland, where he became a substantial landowner and Chief Justice of Munster. He was the grandfather of the celebrated faith healer Valentine Greatrakes. Thomas and Elizabeth's family also included Anne Southwell, who became a noted poet.[1]
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References
- ↑ Jean Klene, ‘Southwell , Anne, Lady Southwell (bap. 1574, d. 1636)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Oct 2017