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Sandford, Devon

January 07, 2023

Sandford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district, within Devon, England. Sandford is part of the electoral ward named Sandford and Creedy. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 3,429.[2]

Sandford, Devon
Sandford, Devon
Location within Devon
Population641 [1]
OS grid referenceSS828025
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCrediton
Postcode districtEX17
Dialling code01363
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UK
England
Devon
50°48′38″N 3°39′46″W / 50.810522°N 3.662816°W / 50.810522; -3.662816Coordinates: 50°48′38″N 3°39′46″W / 50.810522°N 3.662816°W / 50.810522; -3.662816

History

The Grade II listed school main building dates from 1825, and is notable for its classical Greek architecture and cob walls, thought to be the highest of their kind in the country.[3]

Present

The village has its own community-owned shop and post office, two pubs, The Lamb Inn and The Rose and Crown, a Primary school, a church, St Swithuns with a font of Caen stone, and minor football and cricket teams.

It is linked by cycle/foot path to nearby Crediton through the Millennium Green - a wild flower meadow with herb garden, example of cob walling, and a large pond. An annual pumpkin growing competition is held there in late September.

The actors Luke and Harry Treadaway were raised in the village.

Near the village is Fordy Wood Copse a 0.64 hectares (1.58 acres) woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.[4]

Historic estates

The area surrounding the town of Crediton is particularly well populated with important historic estates. Those within the parish of Sandford include:

Dowrich

 
Dowrich, 15th century gatehouse, viewed in 2011
Main article: Dowrich

Dowrich (anciently Dowrish) is an historic estate in the parish of Sandford. Between the 12th century and 1717[5] it was the seat of the ancient gentry family of Dowrish (originally de Dowrish) which took its name from the estate where it had become established before the reign of King John (1199-1216), when it built a castle keep on the site.[6] A 15th century gatehouse survives there today, next to the ancient mansion house.[7] The arms of the Dowrish family were: Argent a bend cotised sable a bordure engrailed of the last.[8] An elaborate monumental brass survives in Sandford Church to the wife of Walter Dowrish, namely Mary Carew (1550-1604), daughter of Dr. George Carew, Dean of Windsor, 3rd son of Sir Edmund Carew, Baron Carew, of Mohuns Ottery in the parish of Luppitt, Devon, and sister of George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (1555-1629).

Creedy

 
Creedy Park

Creedy Park was long the seat of the Davie Baronets and their heirs the Ferguson-Davie Baronets, influential in the life of the parish of Sandford, to many members of which family survive monuments in the parish church. Sandford School was built in 1825, in the form of a classical Greek temple, by Sir Humphrey Phineas Davie, 10th Baronet (1775–1846).

Ruxford

Main article: Ruxford
 
Ruxford Barton, Sandford
 
1608 strapwork plaster escutcheon of four quarters in upstairs bedroom of Ruxford Barton. Armorials 1&4: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair a mullet for difference (Chichester); 2: Argent, a chevron engrailed gules between three lion's faces azure a crescent for difference (Copleston of Eggesford); 3: Gules, a pair of wings conjoined ermine (de Reigny of Eggesford). With initials "EC" and "AC" for Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568-1648) and his wife Anne Copleston (1588–1616)

Effigies of Sir John de Sully (1282-1388), KG, and his wife Isobel exist in Crediton Parish Church. Sully was lord of the manor of Iddesleigh, but was said by Westcote (d.circa 1637) to have had his seat at "Rookesford, lately the land of Chichester and alienated to Davye", i.e. Ruxford, in the parish of Sandford about 1/2 mile north-west of Crediton. He held Rokysforde from the overlord John de Raleigh of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, as is evidenced in the latter's deed of 1362 now held in the North Devon Record Office.[9] The heir of John de Raleigh by marriage to his daughter Thomasine was the Chichester family of Raleigh. According to Hoskins the estate of Ruxford is recorded in a charter dated 930 in which a large estate was granted to the canons of Crediton Church.[10] The existing farmhouse known as Ruxford Barton was rebuilt in 1608 by the Chichester family, as is evidenced by a strapwork cartouche in plaster-work displaying the arms of that family with initials and date 1608, in the principal bedroom on the first floor of the parlour wing.[11] 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 of Creedy, Sandford. The deed of conveyance is summarised as follows:

The Right Worshipful Sir Robert Chichester of the noble Order of the Bath, Bart, to Emmanuel Davie of Sandford in Crediton, gentleman, whereas ... the Barton Farm, messuage etc called Rokisfoorde or Ruxford, a close of land called Mylum and a parcel of lande a meadow called Nether Apple Meadow in Crediton ... a meadow called Heddge Mead... now sells the premises with all the messuages, buildings, goods, lands etc, etc, to Emmanuel...".

In about 1620 a plaster escutcheon was affixed inside the house showing the de Via arms of the Davie family impaled with the arms of Northcote,[12] the arms of the family of his first wife Katherine Northcote (d.1620).[13]

West Sandford

 
"Sandford, seat of Sir John Chichester, Bart." (i.e. Sir John Chichester, 6th Baronet (d.1808, grandson of the 4th Bt). Water-colour painting of West Sandford House, 2 1/2 miles NW of Crediton, Devon, by Rev. John Swete, 1797. Devon Record Office, 564M/F11/118

Francis Hall (d.1728) of West Sandford, Crediton, married Frances Quicke, daughter of Andrew Quicke (1666-1736) of Newton St. Cyres, Devon. A monument to Francis Hall (d.1728) exists in Newton St Cyres Church.[14] She married secondly Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet (1689-1740), of Youlston Park,[15][16][17] to whose family the estate of West Sandford appears to have descended. West Sandford was a very large mansion about 2 1/2 miles NW of Crediton, near the ancient Chichester estate of Ruxford, of which a watercolour painting was made in 1797 by the Devon topographer Rev. John Swete. The latter wrote of West Sandford in his Travel Journal in 1797 as follows: "The appearance of this house, built with brick and decorated with white mouldings, is of great respectability. Its contiguous gardens with high walls and large gates and the groves that shelter it on the NE speak it to have been the residence of some person of consequence who had a relish for things of former days and was too advanced in years to adopt the improvements of modern taste. It was long the property and abode of Lady Chichester and by her decease a few years ago became a possession of Sir John Chichester of Youlston, Bart. Beheld in its two fronts from a rising point of the public road it had such extent of building as to possess a degree of magnificence; nor has it less to recommend itself for its situation, having spread out before its windows some of the richest pasture ground in the county. What ingredients of the picturesque, taking advantage of the road as a foreground, may enter into the composition of the scenery, may be collected from the following sketch".[18] This large house had already been demolished by 1822 as reported by Lysons, who stated the estate was then owned by John Quicke, Esq.[19] The memory of this house has faded, no mention of its former existence having been made by Pevsner or Hoskins, the leading modern authorities on such matters.

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Sandford & Creedy ward 2011". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ . www.devon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Fordy Wood Copse – a Woodland Trust Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. ^ Hoskins, p.473
  6. ^ Vivian, p.289
  7. ^ Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, London, 1959 (first published 1954), p.276
  8. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.480; these are the arms visible on the contemporary brass to Mary Carew (d.1604) in Sandford Church. The Dowrish arms given by Vivian, p.289 (Argent, a bend cotised sable a label of three points) are incorrect
  9. ^ See:"File:JohnDeRaleighDeed1362.JPG": Archives of the Chichester family of Arlington Court, North Devon Record Office: PILTON, ARLINGTON, LOXHORE, CHALLACOMBE, SANDFORD?, WEST DOWN, all in Devon BAGGEARN HUISH, DUNWEAR, in Somerset 50/11/1/1 31 January 1362 36 Edward III [1]
  10. ^ Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, 1959, p.473
  11. ^ Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, 1959, p.473; Pevsner & Cherry, The Buildings of England: Devon, 2004, p.719
  12. ^ Information on armorials as given by Ferguson-Davie, Sir Michael, 8th Baronet, author of The Davies of Devon in posting [2]
  13. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.272
  14. ^ Will of Francis Hall of St. James Place, Westminster, Esq., 21 June 1727, with codicil, 30 March 1728 Somerset Archives DD\SF/431 1727-28; Claim to a moiety of certain lands [named] in an unspecified parish in co. Northants. by Frs. Hall in right of his mother, one of the daus. and coheiresses of Hy. Edmonds, decd. DD\SF/1674 ND, c 1701 [3]
  15. ^ Burke's Genealogical & Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of GB & Ireland (Quicke of Newton St Cyres), where Francis Hall is stated as of "West Sandford" [4]
  16. ^ Vivian, Heraldic Visitations of Devon, 1895, pp.854-5, Quicke of Newton St Cyres
  17. ^ Cruickshanks
  18. ^ Gray, Todd & Rowe, Margery (Eds.), Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of The Reverend John Swete, 1789-1800, Vol.3, Tiverton, 1999, p.120
  19. ^ Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devonshire, 1822, Parishes: Salcombe Regis - Silverton, pp. 430-451. [5]

External links

 
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Sandford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district within Devon England Sandford is part of the electoral ward named Sandford and Creedy The ward population at the 2011 Census was 3 429 2 Sandford DevonSandford DevonLocation within DevonPopulation641 1 OS grid referenceSS828025DistrictMid DevonShire countyDevonRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCreditonPostcode districtEX17Dialling code01363PoliceDevon and CornwallFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentTiverton and HonitonList of places UK England Devon 50 48 38 N 3 39 46 W 50 810522 N 3 662816 W 50 810522 3 662816 Coordinates 50 48 38 N 3 39 46 W 50 810522 N 3 662816 W 50 810522 3 662816 Contents 1 History 2 Present 3 Historic estates 3 1 Dowrich 3 2 Creedy 3 3 Ruxford 3 4 West Sandford 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Grade II listed school main building dates from 1825 and is notable for its classical Greek architecture and cob walls thought to be the highest of their kind in the country 3 Present EditThe village has its own community owned shop and post office two pubs The Lamb Inn and The Rose and Crown a Primary school a church St Swithuns with a font of Caen stone and minor football and cricket teams It is linked by cycle foot path to nearby Crediton through the Millennium Green a wild flower meadow with herb garden example of cob walling and a large pond An annual pumpkin growing competition is held there in late September The actors Luke and Harry Treadaway were raised in the village Near the village is Fordy Wood Copse a 0 64 hectares 1 58 acres woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust 4 Historic estates EditThe area surrounding the town of Crediton is particularly well populated with important historic estates Those within the parish of Sandford include Dowrich Edit Dowrich 15th century gatehouse viewed in 2011 Main article Dowrich Dowrich anciently Dowrish is an historic estate in the parish of Sandford Between the 12th century and 1717 5 it was the seat of the ancient gentry family of Dowrish originally de Dowrish which took its name from the estate where it had become established before the reign of King John 1199 1216 when it built a castle keep on the site 6 A 15th century gatehouse survives there today next to the ancient mansion house 7 The arms of the Dowrish family were Argent a bend cotised sable a bordure engrailed of the last 8 An elaborate monumental brass survives in Sandford Church to the wife of Walter Dowrish namely Mary Carew 1550 1604 daughter of Dr George Carew Dean of Windsor 3rd son of Sir Edmund Carew Baron Carew of Mohuns Ottery in the parish of Luppitt Devon and sister of George Carew 1st Earl of Totnes 1555 1629 Creedy Edit Creedy Park Creedy Park was long the seat of the Davie Baronets and their heirs the Ferguson Davie Baronets influential in the life of the parish of Sandford to many members of which family survive monuments in the parish church Sandford School was built in 1825 in the form of a classical Greek temple by Sir Humphrey Phineas Davie 10th Baronet 1775 1846 Ruxford Edit Main article Ruxford Ruxford Barton Sandford 1608 strapwork plaster escutcheon of four quarters in upstairs bedroom of Ruxford Barton Armorials 1 amp 4 Chequy or and gules a chief vair a mullet for difference Chichester 2 Argent a chevron engrailed gules between three lion s faces azure a crescent for difference Copleston of Eggesford 3 Gules a pair of wings conjoined ermine de Reigny of Eggesford With initials EC and AC for Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester 1568 1648 and his wife Anne Copleston 1588 1616 Effigies of Sir John de Sully 1282 1388 KG and his wife Isobel exist in Crediton Parish Church Sully was lord of the manor of Iddesleigh but was said by Westcote d circa 1637 to have had his seat at Rookesford lately the land of Chichester and alienated to Davye i e Ruxford in the parish of Sandford about 1 2 mile north west of Crediton He held Rokysforde from the overlord John de Raleigh of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton as is evidenced in the latter s deed of 1362 now held in the North Devon Record Office 9 The heir of John de Raleigh by marriage to his daughter Thomasine was the Chichester family of Raleigh According to Hoskins the estate of Ruxford is recorded in a charter dated 930 in which a large estate was granted to the canons of Crediton Church 10 The existing farmhouse known as Ruxford Barton was rebuilt in 1608 by the Chichester family as is evidenced by a strapwork cartouche in plaster work displaying the arms of that family with initials and date 1608 in the principal bedroom on the first floor of the parlour wing 11 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 of Creedy Sandford The deed of conveyance is summarised as follows The Right Worshipful Sir Robert Chichester of the noble Order of the Bath Bart to Emmanuel Davie of Sandford in Crediton gentleman whereas the Barton Farm messuage etc called Rokisfoorde or Ruxford a close of land called Mylum and a parcel of lande a meadow called Nether Apple Meadow in Crediton a meadow called Heddge Mead now sells the premises with all the messuages buildings goods lands etc etc to Emmanuel In about 1620 a plaster escutcheon was affixed inside the house showing the de Via arms of the Davie family impaled with the arms of Northcote 12 the arms of the family of his first wife Katherine Northcote d 1620 13 West Sandford Edit Sandford seat of Sir John Chichester Bart i e Sir John Chichester 6th Baronet d 1808 grandson of the 4th Bt Water colour painting of West Sandford House 2 1 2 miles NW of Crediton Devon by Rev John Swete 1797 Devon Record Office 564M F11 118 Francis Hall d 1728 of West Sandford Crediton married Frances Quicke daughter of Andrew Quicke 1666 1736 of Newton St Cyres Devon A monument to Francis Hall d 1728 exists in Newton St Cyres Church 14 She married secondly Sir John Chichester 4th Baronet 1689 1740 of Youlston Park 15 16 17 to whose family the estate of West Sandford appears to have descended West Sandford was a very large mansion about 2 1 2 miles NW of Crediton near the ancient Chichester estate of Ruxford of which a watercolour painting was made in 1797 by the Devon topographer Rev John Swete The latter wrote of West Sandford in his Travel Journal in 1797 as follows The appearance of this house built with brick and decorated with white mouldings is of great respectability Its contiguous gardens with high walls and large gates and the groves that shelter it on the NE speak it to have been the residence of some person of consequence who had a relish for things of former days and was too advanced in years to adopt the improvements of modern taste It was long the property and abode of Lady Chichester and by her decease a few years ago became a possession of Sir John Chichester of Youlston Bart Beheld in its two fronts from a rising point of the public road it had such extent of building as to possess a degree of magnificence nor has it less to recommend itself for its situation having spread out before its windows some of the richest pasture ground in the county What ingredients of the picturesque taking advantage of the road as a foreground may enter into the composition of the scenery may be collected from the following sketch 18 This large house had already been demolished by 1822 as reported by Lysons who stated the estate was then owned by John Quicke Esq 19 The memory of this house has faded no mention of its former existence having been made by Pevsner or Hoskins the leading modern authorities on such matters References Edit Parish population 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2015 Sandford amp Creedy ward 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2015 Sandford community page www devon gov uk Archived from the original on 31 May 2007 Fordy Wood Copse a Woodland Trust Wood Woodland Trust Retrieved 2 August 2012 Hoskins p 473 Vivian p 289 Hoskins W G A New Survey of England Devon London 1959 first published 1954 p 276 Pole Sir William d 1635 Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon Sir John William de la Pole ed London 1791 p 480 these are the arms visible on the contemporary brass to Mary Carew d 1604 in Sandford Church The Dowrish arms given by Vivian p 289 Argent a bend cotised sable a label of three points are incorrect See File JohnDeRaleighDeed1362 JPG Archives of the Chichester family of Arlington Court North Devon Record Office PILTON ARLINGTON LOXHORE CHALLACOMBE SANDFORD WEST DOWN all in Devon BAGGEARN HUISH DUNWEAR in Somerset 50 11 1 1 31 January 1362 36 Edward III 1 Hoskins W G A New Survey of England Devon 1959 p 473 Hoskins W G A New Survey of England Devon 1959 p 473 Pevsner amp Cherry The Buildings of England Devon 2004 p 719 Information on armorials as given by Ferguson Davie Sir Michael 8th Baronet author of The Davies of Devon in posting 2 Vivian Lt Col J L Ed The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531 1564 amp 1620 Exeter 1895 p 272 Will of Francis Hall of St James Place Westminster Esq 21 June 1727 with codicil 30 March 1728 Somerset Archives DD SF 431 1727 28 Claim to a moiety of certain lands named in an unspecified parish in co Northants by Frs Hall in right of his mother one of the daus and coheiresses of Hy Edmonds decd DD SF 1674 ND c 1701 3 Burke s Genealogical amp Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of GB amp Ireland Quicke of Newton St Cyres where Francis Hall is stated as of West Sandford 4 Vivian Heraldic Visitations of Devon 1895 pp 854 5 Quicke of Newton St Cyres Cruickshanks Gray Todd amp Rowe Margery Eds Travels in Georgian Devon The Illustrated Journals of The Reverend John Swete 1789 1800 Vol 3 Tiverton 1999 p 120 Lysons Magna Britannia Vol 6 Devonshire 1822 Parishes Salcombe Regis Silverton pp 430 451 5 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandford Devon Sandford Community Website Sandford School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandford Devon amp oldid 1105345710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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