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Manor Of Tor Mohun
Tor Mohun (formerly Tor Brewer)Risdon, p.378 is a historic manor and parish on the south coast of Devon, now superseded by the Victorian sea-side resort of Torquay and known as Tormohun, an area within that town. In 1876 the Local Board of Health obtained the sanction of Government to alter the name of the district from ''Tormoham'' (sic) to ''Torquay''. The ancient Church of St Saviour, the parish church of Tor Mohun, is on Tor Church Road, today serving as the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Andrew. It contains several monuments, most notably to Thomas Ridgeway (1543–1598) of Torwood House, lord of the manor of Tor Mohun, and of the Cary families of nearby Torre Abbey, and Cockington Court, Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus, ''The Buildings of England: Devon''. Yale University Press, 2004. ., p.851 both within the parish. Descent File:Arms of Brewer.svg, Arms of Brewer File:MohunArms.png, Arms of Mohun of Dunster File:RidgewayArms.png, Arms of Ridgeway File:PalkArms.PNG, Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berry Pomeroy
Berry Pomeroy is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, east of the town of Totnes. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Ipplepen, Marldon, Torbay (unitary authority), Stoke Gabriel, Ashprington, Totnes, and Littlehempston. In 2001 its population was 973, down from 1193 in 1901. The main road access is via the A385 road between Paignton and Totnes that runs through the parish, south of the village. History Berry Pomeroy was the centre of the large Feudal Barony of Berry Pomeroy, which was held at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) by Ralph de Pomeroy. The Pomeroy family retained the barony until 1547. William of Orange is said to have held his first parliament at Parliament Cottage in Longcombe within the parish, after landing at Brixham at the start of the Glorious Revolution in November 1688. He was afterwards entertained at Berry Pomeroy Castle by Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet. Between 1681 and 1834 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet (c. 1563 – 10 April 1613) of Berry Pomeroy, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Devon, twice High Sheriff of Devon and an Army Colonel. Origins Born at Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, of a family greatly influential in the Western counties, he was the son and heir of Lord Edward Seymour (died 1593), by his wife Margaret Walsh. He was the grandson of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1500 – 1552), Lord Protector, in the elder but lower-ranking line of his descendants. Because of the alleged adultery of the Duke's first wife Catherine Fillol, the Dukedom had been entailed with preference to his sons by his second marriage. Career Aged 20 he was appointed Deputy Vice-Admiral of Devon. In 1586 he was Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. In the late 16th century, there was concern at the threat of a Spanish invasion, and he received a commission as a colonel in 1595, in charge of 1,600 men, and responsible for an area of the south Devon coast from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter (UK Parliament Constituency)
Exeter is a constituency composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency has had a history of representatives from 1900 of Conservative, Liberal Party, Independent and Labour representation. History The constituency has been held by Labour since 1997. The Labour Party currently has a majority of over 10,000, suggesting this is a safe seat for the party. Constituency profile The constituency covers the majority of this affluent city, including the University and the Met Office which are significant employers. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Exeter. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–2010: The City of Exeter. 2010–present: The City of Exeter wards of Alphington, Cowick, Duryard, Exwick, Heavitree, Mincinglake, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Pinhoe, Polsloe, Priory, St David's, St James, St Leonard's, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmouth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dartmouth, also sometimes called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was disfranchised. History Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness were three towns clustered round the mouth of the River Dart in southern Devon; all three are within the modern town of Dartmouth. The borough as first represented in 1298 seems to have included only the town of Dartmouth, but at the next return of members in 1350–1351 it also included Clifton; Hardness is first mentioned in 1553, though may have been included earlier. The boundaries by the 19th century included the whole of Dartmouth St Petrox and St Saviour parishes, and part of Townstall parish. Dartmouth by the end of the 18th century was a prosperous small port, depending mainly on fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbotskerswell
Abbotskerswell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The village is in the north part of the parish and is located two miles (3 km) south of the town of Newton Abbot, from the seaside resort of Torquay and from the city of Plymouth. The A381 road between Newton Abbot and Totnes runs down the western side of the parish and the main railway line between these two towns forms part of its eastern boundary. History The settlement that is now Abbotskerswell was called ''Cærswylle'' in 956, ''Carsvelle'' in 1086 and ''Kareswill'' in 1242, meaning 'cress spring' from the Old English ''cærse'' + ''wylle''. The name 'Abbotskerswell' itself is derived from 'Kerswell belonging to the abbot' f Hortonand was recorded as ''Karswill Abbatts'' in 1285, ''Abbotescharswelle'' in 1314 and ''Abbots Keswell'' in 1675. In the Domesday Book Abbotskerswell was listed as ''Carsuella'' in the ancient hundred of Kerswell, and was held by the abbot of Horton Abbey, Dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ridgeway (died 1560)
John Ridgeway (c. 1517 – 1560) (''alias'' Peacock) of Abbots Carswell and Tor Mohun in Devon, was a lawyer who served as a Member of Parliament, twice for Dartmouth in 1539 and 1545 and twice for Exeter in 1553 and 1554.Virgoe Origins He was the son of Michael Ridgeway of Newton Abbot, Devon, a brewer, the name of whose wife is not recorded. Vivian (1895) suggested he was the son of Stephen Ridgeway, Mayor of Exeter in 1491. An alternative surname of "Peacock", to that of Ridgeway, was declared in 1564 by his descendant to the heralds at the Heraldic Visitation of Devon, but this name has not been found in other surviving records. The ancient arms of "Ridgway" as recorded by Pole do however make a canting reference to this "alias": ''Argent, on a chevron engrailed gules three trefoils or between three peacock's heads erased azure crowns about their necks or''. The family's modern arms, which they bore in the time of Pole (d.1635), were recorded by the latter as: ''Sable, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feudal Barony Of Dunster
The feudal barony of Dunster was an English feudal barony with its ''caput'' at Dunster Castle in Somerset. During the reign of King Henry I (1100–1135) the barony (or "honour") comprised forty knight's fees and was later enlarged. In about 1150 the manors retained in demesne were Dunster, Minehead, Cutcombe, Kilton and Carhampton in Somerset, and Ham in Dorset. Descent de Mohun The historian the Duchess of Cleveland wrote as follows in her 1889 work ''Battle Abbey Roll'' concerning the origins of the de Mohun (''alias'' Mohon, Moion, etc.) family: :''"From Moion, near St. Lo, Normandy, where the site of their castle is still to be seen. Wace tells us that "old William de Moion had with him many companions" at the Battle of Hastings, and one of Leland's rolls of the Norman conquerors is nothing but a long list of those who came in the train of "Monseir William de Moion le Veil, le plus noble de tout l'oste." It gives him a following worthy of an Emperor, comprising all th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
