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Abbotskerswell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The village is in the north part of the parish and is located two miles (3 km) south of the town of Newton Abbot , 7 miles (11 km) from the seaside resort of Torquay and 32 miles (51 km) from the city of Plymouth .
Abbotsleigh House [1] [2] [3] was built on high ground on the outskirts of Abbotskerswell during 1847-48. The land had formerly belonged to the Abbot of Sherborne.The house, with about 36 acres (150,000 m 2) of land, was purchased by the Catholic Church in February 1860, and became the hub around which the new Priory of St. Augustine was built.
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Also known as High Tor Hundred or Hey Tor Hundred in the 18th century, [4] the 24 parishes in the hundred in the 19th century were: Abbotskerswell, Berry Pomeroy, Brixham All Saints, Brixham St Mary, Broadhempston, Buckland in the Moor, Churston Ferrers, Cockington, Coffinswell, Denbury, Ipplepen, Kingskerswell, Kingswear, Littlehempston ...
Blessed Virgin Mary, Abbotskerswell Abbotskerswell: Mary: Church of England: St Andrew, Ashburton Ashburton: Andrew: Medieval Church of England: Ashburton etc. Our Lady of Lourdes & St Petroc, Ashburton Ashburton: Mary & Petroc: 1911 Roman Catholic: Buckfast Parish Current building 1935 Ashburton Methodist Church Ashburton: early C19th ...
John Henry George "Babbacombe" Lee (15 August 1864 – 19 March 1945) was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder. Born in Abbotskerswell, Devon, Lee served in the Royal Navy, and was a known thief.
Abbotskerswell: Farmhouse: Circa late 15th century: 17 July 1987: 1334118: Upload Photo: 32, 32a and 32b including detached Rear Building, West Street Ashburton: Timber Framed House: Mid 18th century: 7 August 1951
The Aller Vale Pottery was formed in 1865 on the northern edge of the village of Kingskerswell in South Devon, England, on the likely site of a medieval pottery.It became well known for the creation of art pottery at the end of the 19th century and gained royal patronage, but declined thereafter, closing on this site in about 1924.