34:
283:
50:
447:
57:
463:
Culver House – An early example of a neo-Tudor house, the house was built in 1836 by
Richard Stephens on the site of an earlier building, to the design of the architect George H. Smith; altered by Edward Byrom in 1872–1875 to the plans of
269:
and two cottages are situated next to the church. The former manor house next to the church is today known as
Holcombe Burnell Barton having subsequently been used as a farmhouse. The manor was in the historical
341:
is 15th century. There existed formerly next to the manor house a private chapel, demolished in the 18th century, the only remains of which are some stone blocks made into a mounting block by the church gate.
294:
The church was dedicated originally to St
Nicholas, mentioned in a charter dated 1150. In the 15th century the manor was acquired by a member of the Denys family of
327:
1224:
123:
370:, one of King William's knights. The manor derives its appellation "Burnell" from a corruption which has developed over the centuries of the name "Berner".
209:
1219:
1204:
478:
Regency house built by Josiah White to the plans of the architect George
Byfield, in 1813, as the dated hopper-heads to the guttering record.
432:
378:
471:
Holcombe
Burnell Barton – The former manor house, built by Sir Thomas Denys (died 1561), largely re-built in the early 17th century.
393:. He married twice, firstly to Anne, widow of Thomas Warley a Treasury official, and secondly to Elizabeth Donne, widow of Sir
337:
The altar is an ancient
Spanish chest in carved oak from Culver House, one of the principal residences in the parish. The
1239:
560:
Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus, The
Buildings of England: Devon, London, 1991, pp. 485–6, Holcombe Burnell
1319:
390:
1234:
533:
49:
1345:
1229:
191:
1350:
951:
588:
420:, the Easter Sepulchre in the church is his tomb and monument. Sir Robert married Mary Blount, a first cousin of
159:
557:
Chalk, Peter J., A Brief
History of the Church of Saint John the Baptist Holcombe Burnell, 2006 (Church leaflet)
598:
261:
City centre. There is no village clustered around the church, rather the nearest village within the parish is
1244:
450:
Holcombe
Burnell Barton, contains remnants of the former 16th-century grand manor house of the Denys family
1340:
1279:
1249:
409:
377:. Thomas Denys (died 1498) of Holcombe Burnell married Janera Loveday, daughter of Philip Loveday of
196:
1269:
1264:
1259:
303:
173:
1214:
401:. Sir Thomas is notorious as having supervised the burning at the stake of the Protestant martyr
201:
366:
based in
Gloucestershire. After the death of Queen Matilda the manor was granted by the king to
306:
with Henry Lloyd of Bristol. The north aisle was added at that time. The church contains a rare
521:
1309:
1274:
440:
402:
386:
299:
1355:
1199:
978:
398:
105:
8:
581:
1168:
1163:
1103:
1098:
1093:
744:
367:
149:
141:
286:
Chancel of Holcombe Burnell Parish Church looking eastwards, showing the 16th-century
33:
1299:
1158:
1083:
998:
973:
681:
529:
488:
465:
431:
Sir Robert's eldest son and heir, Sir Thomas Denys married Anne Paulet, daughter of
1294:
1254:
1209:
1063:
846:
801:
779:
704:
435:, and left two co-heiresses, Anne Denys who married Sir Henry Rolle (died 1616) of
331:
307:
287:
282:
1118:
1028:
1023:
928:
493:
355:
319:
271:
1304:
1148:
1143:
1073:
1068:
933:
871:
861:
764:
714:
574:
421:
338:
298:
in Devon, and the church was then substantially reconstructed. The church was
1334:
1314:
1194:
1153:
1088:
1058:
968:
903:
836:
739:
566:
417:
394:
351:
295:
224:
211:
1043:
1008:
913:
856:
851:
729:
615:
413:
382:
374:
246:
89:
1178:
1138:
1123:
1078:
1048:
1003:
988:
983:
831:
806:
676:
666:
436:
425:
266:
250:
113:
446:
302:
in the Victorian era in 1843–1844, to the plans of the Exeter architect
1173:
1128:
1108:
1033:
1018:
1013:
993:
923:
866:
821:
811:
774:
759:
719:
686:
671:
651:
323:
1133:
1113:
1053:
1038:
918:
893:
826:
754:
709:
661:
528:, Newton Abbot: David & Charles. New edition, 1972. p. 410.
1284:
908:
898:
888:
882:
876:
769:
749:
724:
630:
359:
315:
262:
938:
816:
796:
784:
734:
311:
165:
1289:
943:
841:
790:
656:
635:
475:
354:
of 1086 records the manor as held by Queen Matilda. Before the
290:
monument to a member of the Denys family, north wall of chancel
258:
604:
363:
254:
131:
70:
373:
From the 15th century the manor was held by a branch of the
412:, MP for Devon in 1555 and Sheriff of Devon, who acquired
257:, England, the church of which is about 4 miles west of
544:
Worthy, Charles. History of the Suburbs of Exeter, 1892
38:
Holcombe Burnell Barton with the parish church behind
385:(c. 1477 – 1561), a prominent lawyer who served as
459:The principal historic houses in the parish are:
1332:
277:
596:
274:. In 2011 the parish had a population of 536.
582:
439:, and Margaret Denys (died 1649) who married
589:
575:
433:William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester
445:
281:
56:
1333:
428:Almshouses in Heavitree Road, Exeter.
570:
310:, situated on the north side of the
454:
330:. The advowson was acquired by the
13:
381:in Suffolk, and their son was Sir
318:of the church was acquired by the
14:
1367:
345:
55:
48:
32:
1320:North Devon's Biosphere Reserve
952:List of civil parishes in Devon
563:Lysons, Samuel, Magna Britannia
424:. In March 1591 he founded the
538:
526:A New Survey of England: Devon
515:
506:
1:
499:
405:in Exeter in January 1531/2.
278:Church of St John the Baptist
1205:Parliamentary constituencies
358:it had been a possession of
7:
482:
21:Human settlement in England
10:
1372:
1240:Grade II* listed buildings
551:
443:of Ightfield, Shropshire.
1187:
961:
695:
644:
623:
612:
410:Robert Dennis (died 1592)
182:
172:
158:
140:
122:
104:
88:
80:
43:
31:
26:
16:Village in Devon, England
1235:Grade I listed buildings
1346:Civil parishes in Devon
408:His eldest son was Sir
322:, which made it into a
1351:Former manors in Devon
451:
291:
84:536 (2011 census)
1310:South West Coast Path
645:Boroughs or districts
449:
441:Sir Arthur Mainwaring
285:
1200:Devon County Council
399:Lord Mayor of London
174:Sovereign state
1245:Scheduled monuments
1220:Towns by population
698:(cities in italics)
624:Unitary authorities
474:Perridge House – A
221: /
745:Budleigh Salterton
452:
368:Tetbald FitzBerner
292:
272:Hundred of Wonford
1341:Villages in Devon
1328:
1327:
1300:Tamar Valley AONB
696:Major settlements
599:Ceremonial county
489:Cornwall baronets
466:Alfred Waterhouse
240:
239:
124:Shire county
1363:
1295:South Devon AONB
1270:Lord Lieutenants
847:Moretonhampstead
802:Great Torrington
607:
601:
591:
584:
577:
568:
567:
545:
542:
536:
519:
513:
510:
455:Principal houses
332:Bishop of Exeter
308:Easter Sepulchre
288:Easter Sepulchre
243:Holcombe Burnell
236:
235:
233:
232:
231:
226:
225:50.717°N 3.633°W
222:
219:
218:
217:
214:
188:
168:
97:Holcombe Burnell
69:Location within
63:Holcombe Burnell
59:
58:
52:
36:
27:Holcombe Burnell
24:
23:
1371:
1370:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1360:
1331:
1330:
1329:
1324:
1183:
957:
946:
697:
691:
640:
619:
608:
603:
597:
595:
554:
549:
548:
543:
539:
520:
516:
511:
507:
502:
494:Thomas Westcote
485:
457:
416:. According to
356:Norman Conquest
348:
334:in about 1850.
326:for one of its
320:Bishop of Wells
280:
229:
227:
223:
220:
215:
212:
210:
208:
207:
206:
186:
164:
154:
136:
118:
100:
76:
75:
74:
73:
67:
66:
65:
64:
60:
39:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1369:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1305:Jurassic Coast
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1280:Notable people
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1230:Country houses
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1191:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
965:
963:
959:
958:
956:
955:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
879:
874:
872:Ottery St Mary
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
701:
699:
693:
692:
690:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
648:
646:
642:
641:
639:
638:
633:
627:
625:
621:
620:
613:
610:
609:
594:
593:
586:
579:
571:
565:
564:
561:
558:
553:
550:
547:
546:
537:
514:
504:
503:
501:
498:
497:
496:
491:
484:
481:
480:
479:
472:
469:
456:
453:
422:Lady Jane Grey
347:
346:Medieval manor
344:
279:
276:
238:
237:
230:50.717; -3.633
205:
204:
199:
194:
189:
187:List of places
183:
180:
179:
178:United Kingdom
176:
170:
169:
162:
156:
155:
153:
152:
146:
144:
138:
137:
135:
134:
128:
126:
120:
119:
117:
116:
110:
108:
102:
101:
99:
98:
94:
92:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
68:
62:
61:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1368:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1315:Two Moors Way
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1275:High Sheriffs
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
966:
964:
960:
954:
953:
949:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
837:Kingsteignton
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
792:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
740:Buckfastleigh
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
694:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
647:
643:
637:
634:
632:
629:
628:
626:
622:
618:
617:
611:
606:
600:
592:
587:
585:
580:
578:
573:
572:
569:
562:
559:
556:
555:
541:
535:
534:0-7153-5577-5
531:
527:
523:
522:Hoskins, W.G.
518:
509:
505:
495:
492:
490:
487:
486:
477:
473:
470:
467:
462:
461:
460:
448:
444:
442:
438:
434:
429:
427:
423:
419:
418:W. G. Hoskins
415:
411:
406:
404:
400:
396:
395:Thomas Murfyn
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
371:
369:
365:
362:, a powerful
361:
357:
353:
352:Domesday Book
343:
340:
335:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
289:
284:
275:
273:
268:
264:
260:
256:
253:district, in
252:
248:
244:
234:
203:
200:
198:
195:
193:
190:
185:
184:
181:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
161:
157:
151:
148:
147:
145:
143:
139:
133:
130:
129:
127:
125:
121:
115:
112:
111:
109:
107:
103:
96:
95:
93:
91:
87:
83:
79:
72:
51:
42:
35:
30:
25:
19:
1169:West Webburn
1164:East Webburn
1099:West Okement
1094:East Okement
950:
947:
914:South Molton
881:
857:North Tawton
852:Newton Abbot
789:
730:Bovey Tracey
616:Devon Portal
614:
540:
525:
517:
508:
458:
430:
414:Bicton House
407:
403:Thomas Benet
383:Thomas Denys
375:Denys family
372:
349:
336:
304:John Hayward
293:
247:civil parish
242:
241:
90:Civil parish
18:
1356:Teignbridge
1159:Wallabrooke
832:Kingsbridge
807:Hatherleigh
677:Teignbridge
667:North Devon
437:Stevenstone
426:Livery Dole
389:and MP for
267:manor house
265:. Only the
251:Teignbridge
228: /
114:Teignbridge
1335:Categories
924:Teignmouth
867:Okehampton
822:Ilfracombe
812:Holsworthy
775:Cullompton
760:Chulmleigh
720:Barnstaple
687:West Devon
672:South Hams
652:East Devon
500:References
324:prebendary
150:South West
81:Population
1119:Swincombe
1029:West Dart
1024:East Dart
948:See also:
919:Tavistock
894:Plymstock
827:Ivybridge
780:Dartmouth
755:Chudleigh
710:Axminster
705:Ashburton
662:Mid Devon
1285:Dartmoor
1149:Torridge
1144:Thrushel
1074:West Lyn
1069:East Lyn
929:Tiverton
909:Sidmouth
899:Salcombe
889:Plympton
883:Plymouth
877:Paignton
770:Crediton
750:Chagford
725:Bideford
682:Torridge
631:Plymouth
483:See also
360:Brictric
316:advowson
300:restored
263:Longdown
106:District
1265:Museums
1260:Schools
1255:History
1250:Bridges
1210:Economy
1154:Walkham
1089:Okement
1059:Lumburn
969:Ashburn
939:Torquay
934:Topsham
862:Northam
817:Honiton
797:Exmouth
785:Dawlish
765:Colyton
735:Brixham
715:Bampton
552:Sources
387:Sheriff
379:Sneston
312:chancel
296:Orleigh
249:in the
213:50°43′N
197:England
166:England
160:Country
1290:Exmoor
1215:Places
1188:Topics
1044:Heddon
1009:Creedy
962:Rivers
944:Totnes
904:Seaton
842:Lynton
791:Exeter
657:Exeter
636:Torbay
532:
476:stucco
328:canons
314:. The
259:Exeter
216:3°38′W
142:Region
1225:SSSIs
1179:Yealm
1139:Teign
1124:Tamar
1104:Otter
1079:Meavy
1049:Lemon
1004:Clyst
989:Bovey
984:Barle
605:Devon
512:Chalk
391:Devon
364:thane
255:Devon
245:is a
202:Devon
132:Devon
71:Devon
1195:Flag
1174:Wolf
1129:Tavy
1109:Plym
1084:Mole
1034:Erme
1019:Dart
1014:Culm
999:Burn
994:Bray
974:Avon
530:ISBN
350:The
339:font
1134:Taw
1114:Sid
1064:Lyd
1054:Lew
1039:Exe
979:Axe
602:of
1337::
524:,
397:,
192:UK
590:e
583:t
576:v
468:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
