Sampford Peverell

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The Grand Western Canal and St Johns church. The house in front of the church is the old vicarage which the company had to replace
The Grand Western Canal and St Johns church. The house in front of the church is the old vicarage which the company had to replace

Sampford Peverell is a village in Mid-Devon, England. Its name reflects its inclusion in the Honour of Peverel, the lands of William Peverel and his family. His great-grandson, Hugh Peverell (the name had changed spelling), is buried in the village church of St John the Baptist.

The two rectories were built in 1836, at the expense of the Grand Western Canal Company, in compensation for cutting through the grounds and demolishing the south wing of the Old Rectory.[1][2]

The Great Western Railway opened a station at Sampford Peverell in 1932 but it closed about thirty years later. the site has now been reused as Tiverton Parkway railway station.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sampford Peverell The Old Rectory. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  2. ^ Sampford Peverell The Rectory. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
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