The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Frithulac's Stocc.[3] The ruins of Frithelstock Priory are adjacent to the north east side of the parish church of St Mary and St Gregory, and represent the only substantial remains of a monastic house in Devon.[4]
As of 2013 the village had one public house, the Clinton Arms, which since closed in 2018. The parish church of St. Mary & St. Gregory was enlarged in the 15th century and underwent a Victorian restoration in about 1870.[2]
Historyedit
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Frelelestoch as one of the seventy-nine Devonshire holdings of Robert, Count of Mortain (c. 1031–1090), the half-brother of William the Conqueror. His tenant was Robert FitzIvo.[5] The manor was later held by Sir Roger de Beauchamp who, in about 1220,[4] donated a large part of it to the Augustinian priory dedicated to St Gregory that he had founded within it as a dependency of Hartland Abbey in North Devon.[4]
Henry Stevens (1698–1748), of the wealthy and influential family of Stevens, later of Cross, Little Torrington, lived at Smythacott in the parish. He married Christiana Maria Rolle (1710–1780), a sister of Henry Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (d.1759) of Stevenstone. Their inscribed ledger stone survives in the floor of the south aisle of Frithelstock parish church.
Referencesedit
^(PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ abHarris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 72. ISBN1-84114-314-6.
^Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, Oxford, 1981
^Thorn, Caroline & Frank, Domesday Book, vol. 9: Devon, Chichester, 1985, part 1, chap. 15,10 & note in part 2
^Youings, Joyce, Devon Monastic Lands: Calendar of Particulars for Grants 1536–1558, Devon & Cornwall Record Society, New Series, Vol.1, pp.1–2
External linksedit
Media related to Frithelstock at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
frithelstock, pronounced, frizzlestock, village, civil, parish, former, manor, devon, england, located, within, torridge, local, authority, area, formed, part, historic, shebbear, hundred, parish, surrounded, clockwise, from, north, parishes, monkleigh, great,. Frithelstock pronounced Frizzlestock is a village civil parish and former manor in Devon England It is located within Torridge local authority area and formed part of the historic Shebbear hundred The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Monkleigh Great Torrington Little Torrington Langtree and Buckland Brewer 1 In 2001 its population was 366 down from 429 in 1901 2 FrithelstockThe parish church the Priory ruins and on the right the rectoryFrithelstockLocation within DevonOS grid referenceSS4619DistrictTorridgeShire countyDevonRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTorringtonPostcode districtEX38PoliceDevon and CornwallFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentTorridge and West DevonList of places UK England Devon 50 56 47 N 4 12 14 W 50 9465 N 4 2040 W 50 9465 4 2040 The name derives from the Anglo Saxon Frithulac s Stocc 3 The ruins of Frithelstock Priory are adjacent to the north east side of the parish church of St Mary and St Gregory and represent the only substantial remains of a monastic house in Devon 4 As of 2013 the village had one public house the Clinton Arms which since closed in 2018 The parish church of St Mary amp St Gregory was enlarged in the 15th century and underwent a Victorian restoration in about 1870 2 History editThe Domesday Book of 1086 lists Frelelestoch as one of the seventy nine Devonshire holdings of Robert Count of Mortain c 1031 1090 the half brother of William the Conqueror His tenant was Robert FitzIvo 5 The manor was later held by Sir Roger de Beauchamp who in about 1220 4 donated a large part of it to the Augustinian priory dedicated to St Gregory that he had founded within it as a dependency of Hartland Abbey in North Devon 4 At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the prior relinquished possession of the priory and its demesne lands on 27 August 1536 The lands passed through the hands of John Wynslade Sir George Carew of Mohuns Ottery and Arthur Plantagenet 1st Viscount Lisle d 1542 6 being later owned by Robert Walpole 2nd Earl of Orford son of the first prime minister whose wife was Margaret Rolle 15th Baroness Clinton 1709 1781 daughter and sole heiress of Samuel Rolle 1646 1719 of Heanton Satchville Petrockstowe about six miles south east of Frithelstock The lands later descended to Margaret Rolle s heirs the Barons Clinton Henry Stevens 1698 1748 of the wealthy and influential family of Stevens later of Cross Little Torrington lived at Smythacott in the parish He married Christiana Maria Rolle 1710 1780 a sister of Henry Rolle 1st Baron Rolle d 1759 of Stevenstone Their inscribed ledger stone survives in the floor of the south aisle of Frithelstock parish church References edit Map of Devon Parishes PDF Devon County Council Archived from the original PDF on 2 November 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2016 a b Harris Helen 2004 A Handbook of Devon Parishes Tiverton Halsgrove p 72 ISBN 1 84114 314 6 Eilert Ekwall Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place names Oxford 1981 a b c Hoskins W G 1972 A New Survey of England Devon New ed London Collins pp 399 400 ISBN 0 7153 5577 5 Thorn Caroline amp Frank Domesday Book vol 9 Devon Chichester 1985 part 1 chap 15 10 amp note in part 2 Youings Joyce Devon Monastic Lands Calendar of Particulars for Grants 1536 1558 Devon amp Cornwall Record Society New Series Vol 1 pp 1 2External links edit nbsp Media related to Frithelstock at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frithelstock amp oldid 1084460966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
