Located adjacent to the historic parish church in the vilage of Haccombe near the River Teign estuary and close to the road from Exeter to Dartmouth.
The medieval manor house of the Carew family is long gone, replaced by an undistinguished late Georgian house on the same site.
A probable performance venue. Although household accounts for the Carew family do not survive for this period, there is evidence that a minstrel patronized by Sir Nicholas Carew performed in elsewhere in Devon in the 15th c.
Demolished. The Georgian house remains, now divided into flats.
early 15th c. Manor and residence acquired by Sir Hugh Courtenay, younger brother of Edward, 11th Earl of Devon via marriage to Philippa, daughter of Sir Warin Archdeacon.
late 15th c. Hugh's daughter Joan, wife of Sir Nicholas Carew, gave Haccombe with other lands to her second son Nicholas, founder of the Carews of Haccombe.
late 18th--early 19th c. Large sandstone mansion built on the site of the old house.
1942 Estate sold and house purchased for development into flats.
REED Devon 96
| Name | Dates | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Carew, Nicholas | 1400-1449 | Baron of , Baron |
