520:(1327–1377), Efford became the property of Roger Whitleigh, who had succeeded (for reason unknown) Sir Baldwin Bastard (d.1345). The Whitleigh family remained seated at Efford for a further six generations, having married three wealthy heiresses, Mabel Esse, daughter and heiress of Humphrey Esse; Joan Winard, daughter and heiress of Robert Winard; and Isabel Reprin, daughter and heiress of Richard Reprin. The last in the male line was Richard II Whitleigh, grandson of John Whitleigh and Isabel Reprin, who left two daughters and co-heiresses:
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The last in the male line was
Matthew III Halse (1657/8–1684) of Efford (eldest son of Matthew II Hals (d.1675/6), son of Matthew I Hals), who died in 1684 without surviving male progeny, and having been "so far imposed upon" (Prince) by his uncle, Rev. Richard Hals of Philleigh in Cornwall, his nearest male relative and
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in 1400, who in 1414 was sent as
Ambassador to Brittany. The Hals family moved their seat from Kenedon to Efford, but retained ownership of their former seat. In St Edward's Church, the parish church of Egg Buckland, is the monument of Edmund Hals (d.1678/9), second son of Matthew I Hals (d.1656).
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of Great Efford was let to a farmer and an adjoining cottage was occasionally inhabited by the Clarke family. Little Efford was then the property of Mrs. Culme, and in the occupation of Edward
Williams. An "Abstract of title of the trustees under the will of William Clark to the manor of Efford,
879:
770:, where an estate of American-supplied pre-fabricated houses was built from 1945 onwards. Streets there were given names such as California Gardens, Oregon Way, etc. These names were retained when the estate was demolished and replaced by modern houses in the 1970s.
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The
Bastard family continued to hold Efford for several generations, and it served as their principal seat until the death of Sir Baldwin Bastard in 1345, during the reign of King
596:
773:
In the late 20th century the manor house of Little Efford and the adjoining cottages were sold to the
Traynor Family of Plymouth who converted the house into apartments.
938:
Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, Part 2 (Notes), Chapter 29
592:
575:
Richard III Hals, who married Jone
Whitleigh the heiress of Efford, was a great-grandson of John Hals (fl.1423) of Kenedon (son of John Hals of Lavant in Cornwall), a
241:
702:
William Clarke (d. pre-1822) of
Plymouth purchased Efford in 1784, and his grandchildren were the owners in 1810. The owner in 1822 was Irwin Clarke, when the
608:". ("Which excite(d) so much indignation in (Prince)" (Ed. of Prince),). Instead he bequeathed the Hals estates to his 4 surviving married sisters, including:
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95:
475:
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A municipal cemetery for
Plymouth city, initially 37 acres, was laid out at Efford from 1904 and opened in 1907. It is still in use. Amongst burials are:
1072:
Hawkyard, A.D.K., Biography of John
Grenville (c. 1506 – c. 1562) published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1509–1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982
217:
841:
61 Commonwealth service personnel of World War II, who are commemorated on a Screen Wall memorial set in a hedge behind the Cross of
Sacrifice.
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properties. Before this land was built upon it was known as 'The Wilds of Efford', and was largely unspoilt countryside and marsh land. That a
584:
210:
1298:
277:
1073:
683:
179:
1028:
Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.115-6, pedigree of
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Byrne, Muriel St. Clare, (ed.) The Lisle Letters, 6 vols, University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, 1981, vol.1, p.303
483:
479:
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1280:
1428:
205:
1433:
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659:
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The former manor is situated on land sloping down towards the River Plym and it was suggested by the Devon historian
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37:
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490:, where they remained until after 1937, and at the present day, making them one of the most ancient of
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may have been attached to the manor is suggested by the survival of the street name "Deer Park Drive".
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837:
In 1934 Plymouth's City Crematorium was opened within the cemetery. Among those cremated there were:
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442:
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198:
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There are also six buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery and three in Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool.
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1025:
980:
830:
655:
621:
437:, together with Hazard, Blachford, Stonehouse, Bickford and Meavy, all but one of which before the
145:
385:, hence "Ebb-Ford". Today much of the river has silted up and has been reclaimed and built-upon.
269:
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77:
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of April and May 1941, including those of an air raid shelter disaster at Portland Square.
8:
1123:
1087:
1004:
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Amy Hals (born 1665), 6th sister, heiress of Kenedon, wife of Jonathan Elford of Bickham.
533:
358:
354:
333:, eastern suburb of the city. It stands on high ground approximately 300 feet above the
1385:
529:
121:
113:
1401:
857:(1876–1945), former Labour Member of Parliament and General Secretary of trade union
525:
1345:
812:, including five unidentified men, scattered apart from a small group in Section C.
747:
663:
601:
172:
929:(d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.208
926:
471:
438:
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370:
848:
819:
763:
707:
Eggbuckland" dated 1867 survives in the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.
647:
613:
491:
467:
466:. By the 16th century the Bastard family had moved to Gerston in the parish of
422:
825:
Reburials from disused burial grounds at Charles Street Quaker Burial Ground,
650:(c.1658–1702) of Whitleigh, who married Rebecca Hals heiress of Efford, was a
1422:
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915:
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12 foreign national war graves of World War II, mainly Greek merchant seamen.
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Historically the area around Efford had military importance. Efford Fort (at
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of 1066 had been held by the Saxon Alwin. His lands later formed part of the
414:
350:
292:
279:
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809:
679:
454:
330:
502:
486:. In the 18th century the Bastard family moved to Kitley in the parish of
988:
794:
790:
703:
524:
Margaret Whitleigh, wife of Sir Roger Grenville (1477–1523), lord of the
322:
318:
544:(c. 1506 – c. 1562), three times MP for Exeter, in 1545, 1554 and 1558.
517:
449:
346:
338:
1346:"Stevens, K., "British Chinese Labour Corps labourers in England", in
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of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.439; Tinctures reversed per
547:
Joan Whitleigh, whose portion was Efford, wife of Richard III Hals of
487:
155:
1094:(d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon,
983:(d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon,
433:. It included a fishery, which paid tax of 12 pence. Robert held it
671:
605:
591:(1459-1490). The Bishop's great-uncle was Richard Hals (d.1418), a
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Rebecca Hals (born 1661), 5th sister, heiress of Efford, wife of
548:
509:
434:
137:
1122:, (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
1086:, (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
1003:, (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
667:
636:
1144:
Date of birth c.1400 as died "aged about 90" per Vivian, p.439
398:
858:
334:
103:
58:
766:. This is memorialised by the naming of a part of Efford as
690:. The Trelawny family retained Efford until 1784, when Rev.
341:
and provides views over long distances: to the north across
325:, Devon, England. Today it has been absorbed by the city of
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377:"of a passage through the River Plym by which it lieth". A
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existed here by which travellers could cross the river at
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974:
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Argent, a fess between three griffin's heads erased sable
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built to provide defence from risk of French invasion.
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1348:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch
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Ref:1488/2(a), Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
402:
Arms of Bastard, adopted at the start of the age of
694:(1756–1834) sold it to William Clarke of Plymouth.
1376:CWGC Cemetery Report, date accessed 29 March 2013.
1334:CWGC Cemetery Report, date accessed 29 March 2013.
1226:Trelawny, Henry (c.1658-1702), of Whitleigh, Devon
458:(c.1302) Nicholas le Bastard is listed as holding
1398:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 7
1292:
1290:
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604:, he decided to disinherit him, in "disregard of
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1104:
1400:. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 821.
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1126:of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.439
1101:
968:Thorn & Thorn, Part 2 (Notes), Chapter 29
1007:of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.49
964:
962:
805:(the largest such number buried in England).
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421:, the 6th of the 10 Devonshire holdings of
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563:
501:
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345:, to the east and south-east across the
1344:The University of Hong Kong Libraries.
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808:109 Commonwealth service war graves of
536:in 1510–11, 1517–18, 1522, ancestor of
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1368:
1321:
1303:The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History
758:The area was heavily occupied by the
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1387:Burial locations VC holders - Devon.
1250:"Sold to the late William Clarke" –
427:Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief
956:Thorn & Thorn, Part 1, 29:2,5-9
746:) was one of the ring of Victorian
373:(d.1640) that its ancient name was
13:
1211:2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B796
1209:Debrett's peerage & Baronetage
776:
660:Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet
516:In 1345, during the reign of King
14:
1445:
1297:Moseley, Brian (September 2013).
801:(1917), and eight members of the
470:, Devon, when it was the seat of
589:Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
540:(1628–1701). His second son was
538:John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath
43:
36:
1337:
1305:. Plymouth Data. Archived from
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1265:
1244:
1214:
1201:
1192:
1183:
1174:
1165:
1156:
1147:
1138:
1129:
1113:
1077:
1066:
1057:
1034:
1019:
1010:
994:
947:Thorn & Thorn, Part 1, 29:6
880:"Plymouth ward population 2011"
818:Mass burials of victims of the
787:Commonwealth service war graves
753:
710:
692:Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet
676:Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet
349:. It consists predominantly of
329:to become a large, mostly post-
950:
941:
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909:
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872:
674:. His son by Rebecca Hals was
242:Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
44:
1:
1412:Article by Philip S. Bagwell.
865:
597:Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral
583:. The judge's second son was
987:(ed.), London, 1791, p.333,
827:St Andrew's Church, Plymouth
762:during the preparations for
616:(c.1658–1702) of Whitleigh,
497:
364:
7:
1299:"Cemeteries and Crematoria"
1096:Sir John-William de la Pole
985:Sir John-William de la Pole
631:
581:Justice of the King's Bench
577:Justice of the Common Pleas
21:Human settlement in England
10:
1450:
1429:Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon
1258:, Magna Britannia, Vol.6,
1098:(ed.), London, 1791, p.485
799:Bere Ferrers rail accident
508:Azure, on a bend or three
393:
388:
321:formerly in the parish of
1434:Historic estates in Devon
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593:Canon of Exeter Cathedral
568:Arms of Hals of Kenedon:
443:feudal barony of Plympton
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31:
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16:Suburb of Plymouth, Devon
1350:, Vol. 29, 1989, p. 390"
831:Charles Church, Plymouth
658:. He was the 7th son of
656:Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
622:Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
797:soldiers killed by the
642:Argent, a chevron sable
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474:(d.1638/9) of Gerston,
317:, etc.) is an historic
851:winner of World War I.
644:
572:
513:
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168:Postcode district
1222:History of Parliament
1084:Vivian, Lt.Col. J. L.
1001:Vivian, Lt.Col. J. L.
639:
567:
505:
431:William the Conqueror
401:
1309:on 28 September 2013
1124:Heralds' Visitations
1120:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.
1088:Heralds' Visitations
1005:Heralds' Visitations
845:James Bulmer Johnson
803:Chinese Labour Corps
748:Palmerston's Follies
734:50.39056°N 4.09222°W
688:Member of Parliament
652:Member of Parliament
618:Member of Parliament
480:Member of Parliament
452:(1327–1377). In the
413:It is listed in the
146:Sovereign state
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1189:Prince, p.457, note
730: /
684:Duke of Marlborough
534:Sheriff of Cornwall
506:Arms of Whitleigh:
408:Or, a chevron azure
355:housing association
289: /
847:(1889–1943), army
739:50.39056; -4.09222
645:
640:Arms of Trelawny:
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530:Stowe, Kilkhampton
514:
476:Recorder of Totnes
464:honour of Plympton
411:
293:50.389167°N 4.11°W
234:UK Parliament
211:Devon and Somerset
199:Devon and Cornwall
180:Dialling code
72:14,092 (2011)
1092:Pole, Sir William
1030:Bastard of Kitley
981:Pole, Sir William
666:in the parish of
662:(c.1623–1681) of
551:in the parish of
528:in Devon, and of
526:manor of Bideford
492:Devonshire gentry
315:Eppeford, Elforde
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886:on 12 April 2015
882:. Archived from
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678:(1687–1762), an
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1252:Lysons, Daniel
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1241:Risdon, p.401
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1227:
1224:biography of
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1198:Risdon, p.382
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1171:Prince, p.455
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