Gardens · South West England
Knightstone
Knightstone — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Knightstone is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Knightstone is an historic manor in the parish of Ottery St Mary in Devon. The surviving mediaeval and Tudor grade I listed manor house is situated one mile south-east of St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary. It was the seat of the Bittlesgate (alias Bedlisgate, etc.) family, the heiress of which Joan Bittlesgate, daughter of Thomas (or John) Bittlesgate by his wife Joan Beauchamp, was the wife of Richard Woodville (died 1441), grandfather of Elizabeth Woodville (c.1437–1492) Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV. In 1381 the Bittlesgate family obtained a licence from the Bishop of Exeter to build and operate a private chapel at their home, but no trace of the structure survives. The house has been much altered since the time of the Bittlesgate family. One Tudor-era fireplace survives in a bedroom.
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Background
History
The earliest recorded holder was the de Knightstone family. In 1370 Richard de Knightstone, son of John de Knightstone, conveyed the estate to Thomas I Bittlesgate. His sister Margaret de Knightstone, wife of John Upton, together with her son Elias Upton, also executed a deed of release of her interest. Eventually his descendant Thomas II Bittlesgate entailed his lands to the children of his son Thomas III Bittlesgate, in failure of which to William Lord Bonville. As all the grandchildren of Thomas III Bittlesgate died childless, in accordance with the entail the estates descended to the great heiress Lady Cecily Bonville (1460–1529), wife of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455–1501),…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7401, -3.2666
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526094 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knightstone, Ottery St Mary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knightstone?
- Knightstone is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.7401°, -3.2666°.