Farringdon, Devon

Manor

The manor of Farringdon was long held by the "de Farringdon" family, whose pedigree from the early 13th century to the late 16th century is given in the Heraldic Visitations of Devon. Lancelot Farringdon (d.1598) "a proper and discret gentleman in outward show", in the words of Risdon (d.1640), was the last in the male line and committed suicide, and was "found hanged in his bedchamber by his garter to the bedstead". His estates passed to his two sisters, Abigail Farringdon, the elder, married to John Drake of Peter Tavy in Devon, and Mary Farringdon, the younger sister whose share of the inheritance included Farringdon, married to William Cooper. The arms of Farringdon were: Sable, three unicorns in pale argent armed and crined or.

Historic estates

The parish of Farringdon contains various historic estates including:

• Crealy (anciently Crowlegh, Crowleigh, Crealy, Crailey, Crayley, etc.), in about 1600 the seat of the "Mortimer alias Tanner" family. Today it is the site of the "Crealy Adventure Park & Resort" themepark.
• Denbow (anciently Penbow, Benbow, etc.), anciently a seat of the Martyn family.
• Upham, in the time of Pole (d.1635), the seat of Humfry Walrond (born 1554), (4th son of Humphry II Walrond (died 1586) of Bradfield in the parish of Uffculme, Devon) who purchased it from a member of the Duke family of Otterton. At some previous time it had been a possession of the Cary family. The surviving 17th century mansion, now a farmhouse, has on the first floor a plaster overmantel with strapwork decoration.

References

References

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4. *[[John Lambrick Vivian. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]], (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the [[Heraldic visitation. Heralds' Visitations]] of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp.339-40
5. [[Tristram Risdon. Risdon, Tristram]] (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.62. See also Vivian, footnote 3, p.340
6. Vivian, footnote 3, p.340
7. Vivian, p.292
8. Vivian, p.339
9. Modern spelling; Polwhele, p.203
10. Pole, p.159
11. [[Richard Polwhele. Polwhele, Richard]], ''History of Devonshire'', 3 Vols., Vol.2, London, 1793, Vol.2, p.203
12. Polwhele, p.203
13. [[John Lambrick Vivian. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]], (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the [[Heraldic visitation. Heralds' Visitations]] of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.575, pedigree of "Mortimer ''alias'' Tanner"
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15. Pole, p.159; Pedigree see Vivian, p.575
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20. Pole, p.159
21. Pole, p.159
22. Vivian, p.768, pedigree of Walrond of Bradfield
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