Kelly, Devon
| Kelly | |
| Devon | |
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.jpg) St Mary the Virgin, Kelly | |
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| Grid reference: | SX394815 |
| Location: | 50°36’37"N, 4°16’10"W |
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Kelly is a small village in far western Devon, just a mile and a half from the River Tamar which marks the border with Cornwall. The village is to be found on a minor lane a mile and a half north of Milton Abbot, to which it is linked only a tracks and footpath, and two miles south of Lifton
Despite its tininess, Kelly has a parish church, St Mary The Virgin. The church is built largely in the Perpendicular Gothic style of the 15th century but the chancel is earlier than the rest of the building, perhaps 14th century, and the south chancel aisle has windows of 1710, though built in the Perpendicular style in harmony with the church.
Kelly House is mid-18th century but its predecessor, the Tudor house, was on a different site nearby and is still in existence.[1]
Name
The name 'Kelly' derives from the British language, or Cornish, for 'grove'. The village is recorded as Chenleie in the Domesday Book of 1086 and as Chelli in 1166.
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8
