Brampford Speke
Brampford Speke (ecclesiastical parish of Brampford Speke.
Brampford Speke has a
baptist chapel was built near the school in 1894. The village also has a corner shop/tea room and a local pub, the Agricultural Inn (formerly the Lazy Toad). The village contains a number of fine houses, including the former landowner's Brampford House in the centre of the village and some traditional cob and thatch
cottages and farmhouses.
History
The village's name perhaps means '
John Speke (1442-1518) of Heywood in Wembworthy and Brampford Speke in Devon and of Whitelackington in Somerset. In 1815, the manor was purchased for the Northcote family, later Earls of Iddesleigh
.
Roman Catholics. As vicar, Gorham restored the church building, entirely rebuilding the tower, for which Bishop Phillpotts gave some money. The church's north aisle had been added in 1840. A marble tablet on the east wall of the south transept
commemorates Gorham.
Railway Line
Brampford Speke was served by the
station. Both the old railway station and the old station house remain in residential use, and are situated across the river from the village. An iron footbridge over the river Exe connects a path from the school, down the cliff and across the meadow to the station. The current bridge is the third. The old railway embankment can be walked to Stoke Canon, whereas the line to Thorverton
is now impassable due to collapsed bridges.
Notable residents
The botanist Dr
FRSE (1810-1882) was born here.[2]
References
- ^ "Brampford Speke (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- .
- ISBN 978-0-9514816-0-8.
External links
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