Blackborough, Devon

Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 3°17′10″W / 50.872°N 3.286°W / 50.872; -3.286
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Blackborough
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCULLOMPTON
Postcode districtEX15
Dialling code01884
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50°52′19″N 3°17′10″W / 50.872°N 3.286°W / 50.872; -3.286

Blackborough is a hamlet and former

ecclesiastical parish and parochial church council still exist.[2]

Descent of the manor

Baldwin the Sheriff

The manor of Blacheberie is recorded in the

Dunkeswell Abbey,[6]
both in Devon.

de Bolegh

Arms of Bolegh of Blackburgh Bolley: Argent, on a chevron sable between three torteaux three bezants[7]

The earliest holder of Blackborough recorded by the Devon historian Sir William Pole (d.1635) is the family of de Bolegh (alias Bolley, Bolley, Bolhay, etc), the descent of which was as follows:[8]

  • Sir Hamelyn I de Bolegh, who lived during the reign of King Richard I (1189-1199).[9]
  • Sir Hugh de Bolegh. In the Book of Fees (c.1302) "Henry son of Henry and the heir of Hugh de Bolley" held lands in Kentisbeare, Ponsford, Kingsford and Catshayes (in Gittisham), from the Honour of Okehampton.[10]
  • Sir Hamelyn II de Bolegh
  • James de Bolegh, last in the male line, who left a daughter and heiress Amisia de Bolegh, wife of John Cobham.

Cobham

Arms of Cobham of Blackborough: Gules, on a chevron or three eagles displayed sable[11]

Sir John de Cobham married Amisia de Bolegh, heiress of Blackborough. He was a younger son of Baron Cobham of Cobham Hall in Kent.[12] The arms of "Cobham of Blackburgh Bolhay" are recorded by Pole as Gules, on a chevron or three eagles displayed sable,

Member of Parliament for Somerset. John Cobham had issue by Amisia de Bolegh as follows:[8]

James Cobham had descendants:[8]

  • John Cobham
  • John Cobham
  • Sir John Cobham of Blackborough, who left a daughter and heiress Elizabeth Cobham, wife of Walter Charleton, but died without issue. Charleton had conveyed the estate to Sir William Bonville of Shute, who after his death entered onto the estate, giving rise to a dispute with the families of Bampfield, Hungerford and Hill, right heirs of John Cobham and Amisia de Bolegh. The dispute was won by Bonville and thus Blackborough descended by the great heiress Cecily Bonville (1460-1529) to her grandson Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset (1517–1554). On the attainder of the latter in 1554, the estate escheated to the crown, and was sold to Sir John Wyndham, of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset.[8]

Blackborough House

Main article: Blackborough House

Blackborough is home to the Grade II listed building Blackborough House. This was built in 1838 by George Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont. Originally designed as an Italianate palace, there were no funds to complete it on this scale, so it was constructed as two smaller, linked buildings.[16] The house was variously used as a school, a religious institution for wayfarers and for training conscientious objectors for relief work[17] As of 2016, the house is semi-derelict but has been purchased by a developer who plans to restore it and turn it into an events venue.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blackborough". Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "All Saints, Blackborough". A Church Near You. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ^ Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, Part 1, Chapter 16 (Blacheberie 16,101)
  4. ^ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.69
  5. ^ Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, Part 2 (notes), 16,97
  6. ^ Thorn, Part 2 (notes), 16,101
  7. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.470
  8. ^ a b c d Pole, p.195
  9. ^ Risdon, p.90
  10. ^ Thorn, part 2, notes, 16, 98
  11. ^ a b Pole, p.476
  12. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.90.
  13. History of Parliament
    : House of Commons 1386–1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 [1]
  14. ^ Marriage not recorded in the Heraldic Visitations of Devon pedigree of Bampfield (Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.38)
  15. ^ See image File:BampfieldQuarterings SirAmyasBampfield NorthMoltonChurch Devon.JPG Similar 30 quarterings visible on funeral hatchment in Poltimore Church [2] to Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet (d.1691). For identification of arms see: Summers, Peter & Titterton, John, (eds.), Hatchments in Britain, Vol.7: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Somerset; Phillimore Press, Chichester, Sussex, 1988, pp.29-30, Poltimore
  16. ^ "Buildings at risk for sale - take your pick!". Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ISBN 1 85072 064 9
    .
  18. ^ "The Future of Blackborough House". Blackborough House. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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