Venue Type & Location
Overview
The medieval seat of the Hankeford family was situated in undulating countryside overlooking the W bank of the River Torridge in N Devon. The original house is long gone and its later replacement was demolished in 1800.
Performance History
A possible performance venue. Entertainers belonging to the Hankeford family appeared elsewhere in Devon in the early 14th c.
Current Status
History of the Venue
1260 Stapledon family acquired the manor.
ca. 1400 Richard Hankeford acquired the estate via marriage to Thomasina Stapledon.
15th c. Annery passed to Anne (d 1485), daughter of Sir Richard Hankeford, and to her daughter Anne, wife of Sir James St Leger.
late 18th c. 'The house, now gone to decay, was heretofore stately and magnificent' (Polwhele, Devonshire 3.126).
ca. 1800 Tudor house demolished and rebuilt in neoclassical style.
1957 House demolished, having passed through the hands of a succession of owners since the 17th c.
Record Source
REED Devon 83
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Hankeford, Richard | 1380-1419 | |
| Hankeford, William | 1350-1423 | Knight |
Bibliographic Sources
- Cherry, Bridget, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Devon. London: Penguin Books, 1989
- Gray, Todd. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. Exeter: U of Exeter P, 1995
- Lauder, Rosemary Anne. Vanished Houses of North Devon. Callington, Cornwall: [Privately printed], 1981
- Lysons, Daniel and Samuel. Magna Britannia; being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain. 6 vols. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806--22
- Polwhele, Richard. The History of Devonshire. 1st ed. [1793--1806] printed by Trewman and Son for: Cadell, Johnson and Dilly (vol 1); Cadell, Dilly and Murray (vol 2); Cadell and Davies (vol 3); all in London. 3 vols. Dorking: Kohler & Coombes, 1977