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Summary

The manor house is no longer standing. It was called court hall and 'was held for many years under the dean and chapter of exeter by the family of pearse' (lysons).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/35

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANOR HOUSE (VIII to XX - 701 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Davidson, J. B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV49765.

Domesday manor of sideberia was one of the manors recovered by bishop leofric and in the hands of his successor, osbern, in 1086 (davidson).

NMR, CITING OS 1809, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98425.

A large building named woodhouse is shown at this place (nmr, citing os 1809).

NMR CITING POLWHELE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98426.

Woodhouse, recorded in the time of richard ii was owned by john de woodhouse. Its present proprietor is thomas gregg (nmr citing polwhele).

NMR CITING OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV98428.

Vis=11/11/1975 (os) agricultural buildings now occupy the site of this manor house (nmr citing os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98429.

Osa=sy19sw12.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98430.

Lysons, d. /devonshire/(1822)444.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98431.

Barber, j. /tda/113(1981)103-108/sir francis drake's investment in plymouth property.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98432.

Davidson, j. B. /tda/13(1881)129/the early history of dawlish.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98433.

Des=os 25"(1889)/landmark tile 09082071.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98434.

Des=os 1"(1809).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98435.

Polwhele, r. /history of devon/(1793)238.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98436.

Tda/65(1933)37.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98437.

Doe/hhr:sidbury/(1973)108.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

'manor house. Site of' marked on os 25" 1889 map (os).

BARBER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV29585.

Sidbury manor was purchased by sir francis drake on 20th october 1582, as part of a massive property investment of his circumnavigation proceeds. Ten years later, on 22nd october 1592, drake sold his half share in the manor of sidbury to richard hawkins, owner of the other half (barber).

SIC, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV3038.

Woodhouse was the residence of sir stephen cave in 1876 while his (sic) being completed in 1879. The manor had been purchased in 1800 by robert hunt who, lysons says, resided at sidbury house in 1822. At this date the ancient manor house had become school.(sidbury house may have been the woodhouse mansion which, as the residence of the lord of the manor before 1879 would have been known as the manor house or remembered as such at the first ordnance survey of 1888) (nmr, citing tda 1933, doe and lysons).

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica (Monograph). SDV323771.

The manor house is no longer standing. It was called court hall and 'was held for many years under the dean and chapter of exeter by the family of pearse' (lysons).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 20, Part 1 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Sidbury was Sideberi(a) in 1086 (Domesday). The name derives from ‘burh by the river Sid’, the burh being the earthwork of Sidbury Castle.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2371 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Site of manor house.
SMR.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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