| Summary: | Over the porch of the manor house at Otterton, formerly occupied by the Duke family, is preserved the coat of arms sculptured in stone, containing the arms of Duke and le Poer quartered. At first the house was named Poerhayes, Poer's Hayes, or Power's Hayes (Heys). It became Dukeshayes after the marriage with the heiress of the le Poer family. This name was disused when it passed into the hands of the Rolle family in the latter part of the 18C. Since then it has been known as Hayes, or Hayes Barton. |
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