History
Pre-Norman Conquest
''Hroces Ford'' (Ruxford) is recorded in the Anglo Saxon Charters.Courtenay
TheDe Raleigh & Chichester
The estate of Ruxford was held for several generations by the de Raleigh family from the Courtenay family. The eventual heir of de Raleigh was the Chichester family. The de Raleigh family=Sully
= Effigies of Sir John de Sully (1282-1388), KG, and his wife Isobel exist inDavie
In 1618 Ruxford Barton was purchased from Sir Robert Chichester, Bart, KB, by Emmanuel Davie, a "clothier of Crediton", a cousin of the Davie family ofSources
*Maddock, Michael P. St J., ''The Manor of Combe Lancey, Sandford, Crediton, Devon: A history of the 12th Century Norman Manor and the people associated with it through 900 years'', 3 volumes, 2015, Devon Record Office, Exeter; Vol.1, ''Domesday to Hamlyn'', esp. pp.111-122, ''Ruxford''References