Betty Limpany was

executed Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

by hanging in

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

in 1799. She had worked as a maid and was accused of

arson Arson is the crime of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, wat ...

by burning down her master's house in

Kentisbeare Kentisbeare is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. Its nearest town is Cullompton. Descent of the manor In the 17th century the manor of Kentisbeare was owned by Sir John Wyndham (1558–1645) of Orchard Wynd ...

. She was 17 or 18 years old. In 1997 Wide Angle Productions produced a film based on the case.

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* 1799 deaths 18th-century English criminals British people convicted of arson English female criminals People executed by England by hanging People from Mid Devon District Year of birth unknown Criminals from Devon 1780s births {{UK-crime-bio-stub