Salcombe Regis

This article is about the village near Sidmouth. For the Devon town on the Kingsbridge Estuary, see Salcombe.
Salcombe Regis

Salcombe Regis
Salcombe Regis
 Salcombe Regis shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSY148888
DistrictEast Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SIDMOUTH
Postcode district EX10
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentEast Devon
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 3°12′25″W / 50.69357°N 3.20705°W / 50.69357; -3.20705

Salcombe Regis is a coastal village in Devon, England, near Sidmouth. Mentioned in the Domesday Book as "a manor called Selcoma" held by Osbern FitzOsbern, bishop of Exeter, the manor house stood on the site now occupied by Thorn Farm. The thorn tree growing in an enclosure at the road junction above the farm marked the cultivation boundary between manor and common ground.[1]

The church of St Peter was built c. 1107 and restored in 1845. It contains monuments to Sir Ambrose Fleming and Sir Norman Lockyer.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sidmouth, A History. Sidmouth, Devon:Sidmouth Museum, 1987 pages 14-15 ISBN 0-9512704-0-0
  2. ↑ Sutton, Anna. A Story of Sidmouth. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Co., 1973 pages 157-159 ISBN 0-85033-113-7

External links

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