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Edgcumbe Beach Conservation Area
Edgcumbe may refer to: People * Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1797–1861), British peer and politician * George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1720–1795), British peer, naval officer and politician * Gerald Edgcumbe Hadow OBE (1911–1978), English Christian missionary to East Africa in the mid-twentieth century * Peter Edgcumbe (1499–1562), English politician * Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (born 1939), 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe * Rose Edgcumbe (1934–2001), British psychologist and psychoanalyst * Richard Edgcumbe (other) * William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (1794–1818), British politician * William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1833–1917), British courtier and Conservative politician Places * Edgcumbe, Cornwall, a settlement * Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, one of four designated Country Parks in Cornwall * Mount Edgcumbe House, a stately home in south-east Cornwall Other * Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, a ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe
Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (23 March 1797 – 3 September 1861), styled Viscount Valletort between 1818 and 1837, was a British peer and politician. Background Mount Edgcumbe was the second but eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire. He gained the courtesy title Viscount Valletort on the death of his elder brother, William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort, in 1818. Political career Mount Edgcumbe was returned to Parliament for Fowey in 1819 (succeeding his deceased elder brother Lord Valletort), a seat he held until 1826, and then represented Lostwithiel until 1830. In 1837 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Family Lord Mount Edgcumbe married Caroline Augusta, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding, in 1831. She was a half-sister of Henry Fox Talbot. He died in September 1861, aged 64, and was succeeded in the earldom b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe
Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Early life Edgcumbe was the second surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese. He is thought to have been educated at Eton. Career In 1739, Edgcumbe was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and in 1742 was promoted to be commander of the bomb vessel . In the course of 1743, he was appointed acting captain of the 20-gun , and was officially confirmed on 19 August 1744. He commanded her in the Mediterranean until 1745, when he was advanced to the 50-gun . This ship, as part of the Western Fleet under Edward Hawke and Edward Boscawen, initially patrolled the Bay of Biscay during the War of the Austrian Succession. Her ship's surgeon was James Lind, who conducted his experiments on scurvy during such a patrol in 1747. The war ended in 1748. About this time Edgcumbe wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Edgcumbe Hadow
Gerald Edgcumbe Hadow (13 June 1911 – 27 February 1978 Cambridge) was a British Christian missionary in East Africa. Early life He was the son of Canon Herbert Edgcumbe Hadow and Edith Rose Abell. He grew up at Quedgeley Vicarage, Gloucestershire. He attended Haileybury College, leaving in about 1930. From there he went to Oriel College, Oxford University. His uncle was musician Sir William Henry Hadow and his aunt author Grace Eleanor Hadow. He was a keen singer and was a Tenor Solo at Haileybury College. Later life He was ordained a priest at Bristol Cathedral in 1936. He was a missionary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in East Africa from 1939 to 1977. He served in Manda, Likoma and Milo, Tanzania. During this time in South Western Tanzania he was a regular visitor to Uwemba Mission in the Livingstone Mountains. He was fluent in Swahili and also spoke Kipanga, the local tongue in Milo. He was interested in the different S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Edgcumbe
Peter (or Piers) Edgcumbe (1536 – 4 January 1608) of Mount Edgcumbe and of Cotehele in the parish of Calstock, both in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. Origins Piers was a traditional first name in his family. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe (1499–1562), son of Sir Piers Edgcumbe (d.1539) Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, p.14/ref> of West Stonehouse and Cotehele, Cornwall. Career He was elected a Member of Parliament for Totnes (UK Parliament constituency), Totnes in Devon in 1555, appointed Sheriff of Devon for 1565, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1569 and Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall before 1573–1597. He was also a Member of Parliament for Cornwall in the periods 11 January 1563 – 2 January 1567 and 8 May 1572 – 1581, Devon in 1571, Liskeard in 1584–1585 and was then re-elected for Cornwall in 1586, 1589 and 1593. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe
Robert Charles Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1 June 1939 – 12 June 2021) was a New Zealand-British peer. Edgcumbe was the son of Meta Lhoyer and George Aubrey Valletort Edgcumbe. He was educated at Nelson College from 1951 to 1955. He married Joan Ivy Wall, daughter of Ernest Wall in 1960 and together they had five daughters. They divorced in 1988. The Earl then lived with Beryl Cottrell, from Millbrook who he later married in 2017. He succeeded to his titles in 1982. He was an estate manager in New Zealand. Members of the Edgcumbe family have lived in New Zealand since the 1860s. The earl and his immediate predecessor both moved to Cornwall on succeeding to the title. The earl's family live in both New Zealand and Cornwall, where he lived in Empacombe House, Cornwall. Upon his death in 2021, the earl was succeeded by his half-brother Christopher George Mortimer Edgcumbe. Estate The former home of the Edgcumbe family was Mount Edgcumbe House, Cornwall, overlookin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Edgcumbe
Rose Edgcumbe (12 May 1934 – 22 August 2001), sometimes known as Rose Edgcumbe Theobald, was a British psychoanalyst, psychologist and child development researcher. Biography Edgcumbe was born in London, and as a child during the London Blitz of World War II, she and her mother were evacuated to Yorkshire in northern England for their safety. The effect of these evacuations on the psyche of young children would later play a part in her research. Edgcumbe studied at the South Hampstead High School for Girls, and attended University College London specializing in psychology. As a Fulbright scholar in the 1950s, she worked as a clinical psychologist in the United States to further her psychology research. She also spent time in a hospital working with children labeled "mentally deficient" thus sparking a lasting interest in child developmental psychology. According to Clifford Yorke, who wrote her obituary, "she had also become dissatisfied with what she saw as the aridity of ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Edgcumbe (other)
Richard Edgcumbe (sometimes spelt Edgecumbe and Edgecombe) may refer to: * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1489) (c. 1440–1489), courtier and politician, fought at Bosworth * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1562), courtier and politician * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1639), Cornish MP 1586 to 1628 * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (politician) (1640–1688), MP for Launceston and Cornwall * Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758), British peer and politician * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe (1716–1761), British peer and politician * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ... (1764–1839) * Richard Edgecombe (born c.1540), MP for Totnes See also * Edgcumbe (other) {{hndis, Edgcumbe, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort
William Richard Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort (19 November 1794 – 29 October 1818), was a British politician. Background Valletort was the eldest son of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire. Political career Valletort was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in 1816, a seat he held until 1818. He unsuccessfully contested Fowey in June 1818. However, in March 1819, four months after his death, he was successfully returned on petition. Personal life Lord Valletort died unmarried in October 1818, aged 23, predeceasing his father. His younger brother Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman ... later succeeded in the earldom. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Valletort, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe
William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, GCVO, PC, DL (5 November 1833 – 25 September 1917), styled Viscount Valletort between 1839 and 1861, was a British courtier, Conservative politician, and Volunteer officer. Background Edgcumbe was the son of Ernest Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and Caroline Augusta, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding.'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe', ''Burke's''. Career in Parliament and at Court Edgcumbe was returned to Parliament for Plymouth in 1859, a seat he held until 1861 when he entered the House of Lords on the death of his father.'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe', ''Debrett's''. In 1879 he sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Lord Chamberlain of the Household by the Earl of Beaconsfield, a post he held until the government fell in 1880. He later served under Lord Salisbury as Lord Steward of the Household between 1885 and 1886 and again between 1886 and 1892. Edgcumbe was also an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria from 1887 to 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgcumbe, Cornwall
Edgcumbe is a hamlet west of Penryn in Cornwall, England. Edgcumbe is situated on the A394 road from Helston to Penryn and is in the parish of Wendron Wendron ( kw, Egloswendron (village), Pluw Wendron (parish); historically St. Wendron) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, to the north of Helston. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,743. The electora ... (where the 2011 census population was included ). Adjacent to Edgcumbe is the Little Trevease Solar Park which covers and has been operational since 2013; it is capable of generating 2.4MW of electricity. References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Kerrier-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is listed as Grade I on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is one of four designated country parks in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The country park is on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the River Tamar. The park has been famous since the 18th century, when the Edgcumbe family created formal gardens, temples, follies and woodlands around the Tudor house. Specimen trees, such as ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'', stand against copses which shelter a herd of wild fallow deer. The South West Coast Path runs through the park for nine miles (14 km) along the coastline. The park also contains the villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, as well as Mount Edgcumbe House itself. The Formal Gardens are grouped in the lower park near Cremyll. Originally a 17th-century 'wilderness' garden, the present scheme was laid out by the Edgcumbe family in the 18th century. The Formal Gardens include an Orangery, an Italian Garden, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Edgcumbe House
Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is situated in the parish of Maker on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound; its main entrance is in the village of Cremyll. It was the principal seat of the Edgcumbe family since Tudor times, many of whom served as MP before Richard Edgcumbe was raised to the peerage as Baron Edgcumbe in 1742. His 2nd son, George, was advanced to the rank of Earl in 1789. History Sir Richard Edgcumbe built the original house between 1547 and 1553 and it is said to have served as inspiration for architect Robert Smythson's Wollaton Hall. It was completely gutted during World War II by German bombs in 1941, with the restoration process beginning in 1958 at the 6th Earl's instigation. In 1971, the 7th Earl sold the estate to Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
