403:
439:, originally with a fireplace at the higher end. The entrance porch retains a (worn-away) sculpted heraldic shield in the apex, with a reset medieval arch probably taken from the chapel. In the lower end room survives a fireplace with a decorative plaster overmantel displaying festoons and a central lion's head which could be late 16th century, now heavily painted. In the stairwell window survive fragments of late 15th or early 16th century painted glass canopy work, probably from the chapel. The gateway to the garden incorporates re-used medieval material including piers and finials with a lintel with composite roll and concave moulding.
55:
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Tiverton Museum TIVMS : 1977.727; Catalogue entry: "Identification: Insignia; coat of arms, stone; carved stone Tudor royal coat-of-arms; thistle and shamrock over lion on left, Tudor rose over Welsh dragon on right, central crown over motto national government. Production: Tudor. Association:
430:
building, possibly incorporating a 15th century core structure, extensively remodelled in the 19th century. It incorporates fragments of a medieval chapel, which identifies it as the residence of a family of high social status. The earliest surviving dateable feature is of the late 16th century. It
798:
Prince, p.554; Vivian, p.516, pedigree of
Kirkham; not mentioned in the Moore pedigree, p.572. By the dates of her husband, she was possibly another daughter of John Moore and Elizabeth Cliveden. These arms are sometimes erroneously given as Prouse, for example on the illustrated key with drawings
756:
Martin, per 1623 Heraldic
Visitations of Somerset, (1876), pp.106-7, for the marriage of Sir Mathew Stawell (alias Stowell) to Elinor Martyn, daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Martyn (no dates given); commonly quartered by Stowell, for example on the late 14th century chest-tomb with effigies of
265:) (Pole, p. 471, blazon standardised), to represent the marriage of John Moore of Moor Hayes (nephew of John de la Moor, husband of the Gambon heiress) to Elizabeth Botour, daughter and heiress of Henry Botour of Exeter. John Moore's sister Alis Moore was married (as his first wife) to Sir
230:"Moore's Chantry", "Moore's Aisle") occupying the east end of the north aisle of St Andrew's Church, Cullompton. The screen separates the Moorehayes Chapel from the chancel. The sixteen shields are eight shields duplicated in identical order on the internal and external sides of the screen. The
393:"Plaintiff: Thomasyne late wife of John Lane, of Cullompton; Defendant: Humphrey More, John More, Christopher More, and John Smyth. Place or subject: Forcible entry into a chapel built by plaintiff's late husband adjoining to the parish church".
337:
in 1523/4, to an unnamed daughter of the family of Moore of Moore Hayes. The marriage was without issue and he married a further three times. The father of Sir John
Kirkham was Nicholas Kirkham (1434-1516) who built the famous screen of the
280:), for the marriage of John Moore (d.1509/10) (son of William Moore and Jane Stawell, and thus grandson of John Moor and Elizabeth Botour) of Moor Hayes to Elizabeth Cliveden (d.1515), a daughter and co-heiress of John Cliveden of
896:
415:, between various hilly regions of Devon. The former mansion house is today represented by Higher Moorhayes Farm, situated about 4 miles north-east of the town of Cullompton, from which it is separated by the
307:), for the marriage of William Moore of Moorhayes (son and heir of John Moore and Elizabeth Botour) to Jane Stawell, daughter and heiress of the Stawell family of Cothelstone, Somerset. (Vivian, p. 572)
406:
Large relief-sculpted stone tablet displaying the royal arms of one of the Tudor monarchs (1485-1603) with other heraldic elements, formerly at Moor Hayes, now displayed in
Tiverton Museum (item TIVMS:
117:(d.1640), King Henry VIII (1509-1547) sold the manor of Aller to "Mr Moore of Cullumpton", thus either to Humphrie Moore (d.1537) or to his son Sir John Moore of Moor Hayes, who was knighted at the
113:. This appears to be the John Moore shown in the Heraldic Visitations as the husband of Elizabeth Botour, daughter and heiress of Henry Botour of Exeter. According to the Devon historian
758:
156:
916:
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An illustrated key with drawings (c.19th century) is displayed within the chapel; "impales the arms of Gambon, Boton, Cleivdon and Prous of
Hillersdon" (sic), quoted from:
891:
Moorhayes, Cullompton, Devon. Description: material: stone; colour: cream; condition: good; completeness: complete; h x w 1000mm x 1000mm (approx); carved below crown:
729:). Another line was seated at Aller in Somerset ("The Cliveden Family," by Sir John Maclean, Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, XXVII:17; X LI:36)
487:
Genealogical
Memoranda of the Family of De La Moor or Moore de Moorehayes in the Parish of Collumpton, in the County of Devon, from A.D. 1120 (circa) to A.D. 1884
446:
of one of the Tudor monarchs (1485-1603) with other heraldic elements, formerly at Moor Hayes, is now displayed in
Tiverton Museum (item TIVMS: 1977.727).
339:
595:
364:), representing the marriage of William Moore (d.1581) (4th son of John Moore and Elizabeth Cliveden and thus a brother of Richard Moore (d.1516),
93:, about 3 miles north-west of Tiverton, another ancient farmstead, which since 2005 has been the site of a large housing estate named "Moorhayes".
147:(d.1516) was a younger son of John Moore of Moor Hayes (d.1509/10) by his wife Elizabeth Clivedon, a daughter and co-heiress of John Clivedon of
835:
246:), to represent the marriage of John de la Moor (fl. 14th/15th c.) to the daughter and heiress of the Gambon family;(Vivian, p. 572) (
880:
517:
234:
is generally permitted to build a manorial pew or manorial chapel within the parish church. They show the following arms, left to right:
39:
Entrance porch of
Moorhayes Farm, viewed in 2017. Reset medieval arch probably taken from the chapel formerly attached to the house
136:
of Aller and was thus well acquainted with the Moore family of Moor Hayes, whose pedigree he sets out in some detail in his work.
385:
380:(d.1529). There was a dispute concerning this between his widow and the Moore family which resulted in a law suit heard by the
368:
and
Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral) to Dorothy Trobridge, a daughter of the Trobridge family of Trobridge near Crediton, Devon.
270:
868:
at Kew: STAC - Records of the Court of Star
Chamber and of other courts, ref: STAC 2/25/142, Date: 22/04/1509-28/01/1547
254:= leg). This is the most ancient Moore ancestor depicted, occupying the fourth generation before Richard Moore (d.1516),
144:
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990:
353:, Devon, to Margaret Moore, a daughter of John Moore and Elizabeth Cliveden, and sister of Richard Moore (d.1516),
121:
by King Edward VI in 1549. Sir John Moore married Katherine Pomeroy, a daughter of Sir Thomas Pomeroy (1503-1566),
62:
1500, probably from former chapel at Moor Hayes, today reset in a window on the staircase landing of Moorhayes Farm
879:
For location see map in Listed building text "Higher Moorhayes Farmhouse Including Front Garden Wall, Cullompton"
774:(Vivian, p.12, where the pedigree starts with William Amadas, a serjeant-at-arms to King Henry VIII (1509-1547)
289:
122:
376:, 1920. The far grander chapel in Cullompton Church was the South Aisle Chapel, built by the wealthy clothier
963:
493:
Pedigree of the Family of De La Moor or Moore de Moorhayes in the Parish of Cullompton in the County of Devon
286:"Hee was a wise man, learned in the lawes, & a governour in this country, & lived to bee an old man"
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Vivian, p.738; Pole gives the blazon as: Argent, a bridge gules arched with a flag on the top (Pole, p.505)
402:
163:
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Sir Matthew Stawell and his wife, in the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Cothelstone, Somerset (see
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177:
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54:
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The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620
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of the Moorhayes Chapel, east end of north aisle of Cullompton Church. South side, viewed from the
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in 1434, and thus the arms of Moore of Moor Hayes are amongst the many shields displayed in the
675:, p. 195, Headed: Devon Church – Cullompton. West Country Studies Library, Exeter. Quoted in
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On the floor of the Moore Chapel are numerous floor slabs, described in Cresswell, Beatrix F.,
174:, was a younger son of Sir John Moore of Moor Hayes, (kt 1549), by his wife Katherine Pomeroy.
35:
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in St John's Church, Paignton, where survives his effigy, with those of his wife and parents.
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23:"Moorhayes Farm", remnant of the ancient mansion house of the Moore family, viewed in 2017
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Estimated date, as he occupied the fourth generation before Richard Moore (d.1516),
965:
The Visitations of the County of Devon, 1531, 1564 and 1620. With additions. Part 2
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was a member of a junior branch of the family and the grandson of Rev. John Moore.
110:
495:, Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica (New Series), Vol.4, 1884, pp. 413–16.
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Sable, on a chevron argent five gouttes de sang between three storks of the second
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File:WLA vanda Water Cistern Tile bearing the arms of Henry VII and his wife.jpg
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The Life and Times of Bishop John Moore, The Bishop of Norwich and Ely 1646-1714
43:
786:, (1643–1723) The Worthies of Devon, 1810 edition, London, p.555, biography of
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The estate covered much of the unusually flat low ground of the basin of the
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Moore Hays, Moorhays, Moorhayes, etc.) is a historic estate in the parish of
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in Devon, England. It is stated incorrectly to be in the nearby parish of
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was built (1967–77) near the western boundary of the ancient estate.
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is essentially a three-room "cross-passage" house, with the original
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518:"Higher Moorhayes Farmhouse Including Front Garden Wall, Cullompton"
89:. The estate is not to be confused with Moor Hayes in the parish of
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the Moore family purchased the manor of Willand, formerly held by
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For many centuries the manor was the seat of the prominent Moore (
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The Moore family of Moorehayes and St Andrew's Church, Cullompton
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Azure, a chevron ermine between three oaken slips acorned proper
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807:. No marriage between the Moore and Prouse families is known of
759:
File:SirMatthewStawell Late14thC CothelstoneChurch Somerset.jpg
211:
349:) impaling Moore, for the marriage of John Walrond of nearby
222:
by two four-winged angels, atop an intricately carved wooden
958:, Exeter, 1895, p. 572, pedigree of "Moore of Moorhays"
586:
Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., p.572, pedigree of "Moore of Moorhays"
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Argent, three lions rampant gules a bordure engrailed sable
718:
Vivian, p.572; The senior line of Cliveden was seated at
321:) impaling Moore, to represent the first marriage of Sir
210:
The armorials of Moore of Moore Hayes survive on sixteen
922:
Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon
238:
1: Moore impaling Gambon (of Moorstone in the parish of
191:
482:(Details of descent of Moor Hays after Moore family)
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Notes on Devon Churches in the Deanery of Cullompton
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Argent, a fess between three men's legs couped sable
362:
Or, over water proper a bridge triple-towered gules
770:Sikilar to Amadas of Plymouth, Devon, which bore:
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662:Vivian, p.572, "MI" (Monumental Inscription (?))
284:, Devon. Pole stated of John Moore (d.1509/10):
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278:Argent, a chevron between three escallops gules
139:
49:Ermine, on a chevron azure three cinquefoils or
947:(updated ed.). Plymouth: Rees and Curtis.
442:A large sculpted stone tablet displaying the
58:Stained glass fragments showing canopy-work,
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31:"Moorhayes Farm", house-sign, viewed in 2017
312:A chevron between three oaken slips fructed
478:The Blackmores of Sheldon & Cullompton
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347:Argent, three bull's heads cabossed sable
170:views and an author of pamphlets against
419:, and 6 miles south-east of the town of
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505:
271:Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
384:, the record of which is held at the
303:) with a chief apparently of Martin (
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192:Moorehayes Chapel, Cullompton Church
299:4: Moore impaling Stowell/Stawell (
13:
941:(1811). Rees; et al. (eds.).
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290:Dissolution of the Monasteries
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673:Kellway Family Misc. – Vol.24
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157:Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral
123:feudal baron of Berry Pomeroy
105:Moor) family. John Moore was
47:Arms of Moore of Moore Hays:
489:, London, 1884, 12 pp.: ill.
301:Gules a cross lozengy argent
276:3: Moore impaling Cliveden (
226:in the "Moorehayes Chapel" (
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991:Historic estates in Devon
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559:Risdon, p.85: "Moorhayes"
550:Pole, p.186: "Moorehays"
522:British Listed Buildings
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355:Archdeacon of Exeter
256:Archdeacon of Exeter
153:Archdeacon of Exeter
151:. Richard Moore was
97:Descent of the manor
351:Bradfield, Uffculme
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267:John Juyn
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