Holcombe Rogus

Holcombe Rogus

All Saints Church, Holcombe Rogus, viewed from the east; the porch tower of Holcombe Court is visible behind
Holcombe Rogus
 Holcombe Rogus shown within Devon
Population 503 (2001 Census)
DistrictMid Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WELLINGTON
Postcode district TA21
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTiverton & Honiton
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°57′40″N 3°20′35″W / 50.961°N 3.343°W

Holcombe Rogus is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. The population of the parish is 503.[1]

The manor house known as Holcombe Court was built by the Bluett family. It is situated to the immediate west of the parish church, hidden behind a high boundary wall, and is described as "perhaps the finest Tudor house in Devon". The last element of the village's name – often mistranscribed as Regis – is that of the tenant of the manor at the time of the Domesday book in 1086. A coombe (Welsh: cwm) – the second element – is a west-country term for "valley". In ancient times this often represented a good place to put housing.

By 1812, progress was being made with the construction of the Grand Western Canal, but it was hampered by rock cuttings at Holcombe Rogus, from which springs of water gushed, and there was a need to line some sections with puddle clay to prevent leakage. Lime kilns were constructed to provide the materials, which can still be seen beside the canal,[2] close to the Waytown Tunnel.[3]

Holcombe Court, Holcombe Rogus, the historic seat of the Bluett family
A footpath to the left, water in the centre of the picture and on the right a stone wall with arch shaped openings

References

  1. ↑ Parish statistics, Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2009-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Waytown Limekilns". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Waytown Tunnel". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-12-06.

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