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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.
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.
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 ...
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England.Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot.The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Kingsteignton and Teignmouth, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
There are several prehistoric sites on the high ground surrounding Kingskerswell, such as the Iron Age sites of Milber Down, Berry's Wood and Dainton. [3] Kerswell Down, just to the west of the village, is the site of a late Bronze Age/early Iron Age field system, [4] and a hoard of over 2,000 (small copper or brass) [5] Roman coins was found here, near the church, some time between 1838 and ...
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.
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