Sampford Peverell

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Coordinates: 50°55′12″N 3°22′59″W / 50.920°N 3.383°W / 50.920; -3.383

Inland water in front of trees, a house and a church
The Grand Western Canal and St John's church (the house in front of the church is one of the rectories built at the expense of the canal company

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 on 5 October 1964; the site has since been reused as Tiverton Parkway railway station (opened in 1986).

References

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

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