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Mothecombe is an historic estate in the parish of
Mothecombe is an historic estate in the parish of Holbeton
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. By 2011 it had increased to 619.
The south ...
in South Devon, England. The mansion house of the estate is Mothecombe House, a grade I listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
building in the Queen Anne style.
History
The estate of Mothecombe was inherited by John Pollexfen (fl.1620) of Kitley in the parish ofYealmpton
Yealmpton () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is located in the South Hams on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about from Plymouth. Its name derives from the River Yealm that flows through the villag ...
, Devon, on his marriage to the daughter and heiress of Stretchley of Mothecombe. The surviving Mothecombe House was built by his great-great grandson John Pollexfen in about 1720. He was the son of Warwick Pollexfen of Mothecombe by his wife Elizabeth Osborne, daughter of John Osborne of Churchstowe in Devon. Warwick Pollexfen was the younger son of John Pollexfen (born 1619) of nearby Kitley in the parish of Yealmpton
Yealmpton () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is located in the South Hams on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about from Plymouth. Its name derives from the River Yealm that flows through the villag ...
, Devon. In 1872 it was acquired by Henry Bingham Mildmay (d.1905) of nearby Flete House
Flete House is a Grade I listed country house at Holbeton, in the South Hams region of Devon, England.
History
With roots in Saxon times, the Manor of Flete was held by the Damarell family from 1066 until the time of Edward III. The earlies ...
in the parish of Holbeton
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. By 2011 it had increased to 619.
The south ...
and of Shoreham Place in Kent, a partner in Barings Bank
Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London, and one of England's List of oldest banks in continuous operation, oldest merchant banks after Berenberg Bank, Barings' close collaborator and German representative. It was founded in 1762 ...
.{{Cite web , url=http://www.flete.co.uk/history/ , title=Historic photographs of the Flete Estate In 2016 it remains the property and main residence of his descendant Anthony Mildmay-White (born 1948), owner of the Flete estate.
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