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Roborough Rock, Yelverton (geograph 1843142)
Roborough may refer to: Places in Devon, England * Roborough, South Hams, near Plymouth ** Roborough Hundred, a former administrative division ** RAF Roborough, a former Royal Air Force station * Roborough, Torridge, near Winkleigh * Roborough Castle, close to Lynton Other * Baron Roborough, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roborough, South Hams
Roborough is a village in the South Hams of Devon, England. Former home of Plymouth City Airport (and formerly to RAF Roborough), Roborough lies just outside the northern boundary of the city of Plymouth on the main road to Tavistock, and is a popular dormitory village. The Lopes family, descendants of Jamaican-born Tory Member of Parliament and Baronet of Sephardic-Jewish Portuguese origin Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet, lived in Roborough and acquired the title Baron Roborough in the twentieth century, after moving from nearby Maristow House on the River Tavy and before relocating to Gnaton, a smaller mansion on the coast near Noss Mayo. The very old village pub, which stands on the main street (long since bypassed by a modern dual carriageway) is called the Lopes Arms. One important son of Roborough is shoemaker and early trade unionist George Odger. After travelling to London in search of work, George became the first trades-unionist to stand for Parliament, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roborough Hundred
The hundred of Roborough was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of Devon, England. Roborough, Torridge, was within Fremington Hundred The parishes in the hundred were: * Bere Ferrers * Bickleigh (near Plymouth) * Buckland Monachorum * East Stonehouse * Egg Buckland * Maker (in Cornwall from 1844) * Meavy * Pennycross * Peter Tavy * Plymouth: Charles the Martyr * Plymouth: St Andrew * Sampford Spiney * Sheepstor * St Budeaux * Stoke Damerel * Tamerton Foliot Tamerton Foliot is a village situated in the north of Plymouth, England, that also lends its name to the ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Situated near the confluence of the rivers Tamar and Tavy, the village is situated in a valley ... * Walkhampton * Whitchurch. * Woodtown See also * List of hundreds of England and Wales - Devon * Inspeximus: Poetry from the Manors of The Roborough Hundred by Ruth Snell (2014) SilverWood Books Bristol References History of Plym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Roborough
RAF Roborough is a former Royal Air Force station in Roborough located north of Plymouth, Devon which used Plymouth City Airport as their base. History RAF Roborough began when the Air Ministry started to use Plymouth City Airport for exercises between the RAF, Royal Navy and the British Army. The Royal Navy started to use the airport in the late 1930s and was renamed RNAS Roborough however on 1 May 1942 the site was taken over by the Air Ministry for Royal Air Force use primarily for RAF Coastal Command. RNAS Roborough The Admiralty used the airfield for various duties also the airfield played an important role during the Battle of Britain coming under partial control of the No. 10 Group RAF headquarters at RAF Box and had RAF Middle Wallop as their sector station. The first squadron to use the airfield was No. 247 Squadron RAF between 1 August 1940 and 10 February 1941 flying the Gloster Gladiator II before moving to RAF St Eval on 10 February 1941 however after seven day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roborough, Torridge
Roborough is a village and civil parish from Great Torrington, in Devon, England. Situated topographically on the plateau between the River Torridge, Torridge and Taw Rivers, the parish covers and contains a population of some 258 parishioners. It is surrounded by a pastoral landscape of rectangular fields, high hedges and scattered farmsteads. Historic estates Various historic estates are situated within the parish of Roborough, including: Owlacombe The estate of ''OLECU(M)BE'' is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the 7th of the 27 Devonshire holdings of Theobald FitzBerner (fl.1086), an Anglo-Norman warrior and magnate, one of the Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief of King William the Conqueror. His tenant was Gotshelm. The mansion house survives today as "Owlacombe", south-west of the village of Roborough. Combe / Over Wollocombe Much confusion exists in historical sources concerning the estates of Over Wollocombe and Combe, which appear to refer to the same place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roborough Castle
Roborough Castle is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Lynton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the North East edge of a Hillside forming a promontory above a tributary to the East Lyn The East Lyn is a river which rises high in Exmoor, in the English county of Somerset. It flows through the East Lyn Valley in Devon. Watercourse The river is formed as the Upper East Lyn at Malmsmead from two minor tributaries, the Oare ... River known as Hoaroak Water at approx 320 Metres above Sea Level. References Hill forts in Devon Lynton and Lynmouth {{UK-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
