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Summary

Haccombe parish church of st. Blaise. Dedicated by stephen de haccombe, whose tomb lies here, it was built in 1233, probably as a household chapel. Enlarged in the early english style in 1328. It contains a freestone screen, an octagonal font, a three-pointed sedilia, a 19th. Century chancel screen, tiles bearing coats of arms, memorial brasses, to the carews and the courtenays, and an ancient cross in the churchyard brought from buckland barton. Pevsner: 'an interesting feature of the church is the arms and hands sticking out in various places. To hold banners or torches?' a college of six chantry priests was founded here in 1337 and had died out by 1534 (knowles and hadcock).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (I) 1168193: CHURCH OF ST BLAISE

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 5085
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/18
• Old Listed Building Ref (I): 85769

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PARISH CHURCH (XIII to XIV - 1201 AD to 1400 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, Unknown (Migrated Record). SDV1416.

Illustrations by swete (dro).

Simpson, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV18634.

Church shown in a rectangular enclosure on facsimile of early c17 map (simpson).

Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV21724.

Haccombe parish church of st. Blaise. Dedicated by stephen de haccombe, whose tomb lies here, it was built in 1233, probably as a household chapel. Enlarged in the early english style in 1328. It contains a freestone screen, an octagonal font, a three-pointed sedilia, a 19th. Century chancel screen, tiles bearing coats of arms, memorial brasses, to the carews and the courtenays, and an ancient cross in the churchyard brought from buckland barton. Pevsner: 'an interesting feature of the church is the arms and hands sticking out in various places. To hold banners or torches?' a college of six chantry priests was founded here in 1337 and had died out by 1534 (knowles and hadcock).

WATKIN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV54436.

As the slab is of purbeck marble, which was only used for the earliest memorials in the church, it is unlikely to be the tomb of robert de pyl (watkin).

KERSLAKE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV54833.

Author notes the significance of haccombe church's ancient dedication which survived more usual re-dedication (kerslake).

ROSE-TROUP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22906.

A transcript of the cartulary of haccombe is in the british museum (rose-troup).

CRESSWELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25789.

On the north side of the church are four sepulchral arches, in one of which is a coffin-shaped stone with a cross. It is thought to be the grave stone of robert de pyl, whose name occurs in the foundation deed of the arch-presbytery, of which he was probably one of the benefactors (cresswell).

SEARLEY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284180.

An account is given of the early archpriests of haccombe presbytery following its foundation in 1337 (searley).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284517.

Bond, f. B. /tda/35(1903)460/devonshire screens and rood lofts.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284518.

Searley, a. W. /tda/50(1918)331,342-5/haccombe,part 1.(1086-1330).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284519.

Searley, a. W. /tda/57(1925)322-3 pl.10 fig.1/haccombe part 8.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284520.

Corbould, p. /tda/100(1968)34-5/the monumental brasses of devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284521.

Pevsner, n. /buildings of england: south devon/(1952)173.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284522.

Osa=sx87se19.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284523.

Knowles, + hadcock,/medieval religious houses/(1953)330.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284524.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)402.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284525.

Crabbe, w. R. /jbaa/18(1862)176-185/on haccombe church and its monuments.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284526.

Kerslake, t. /jbaa/33(1877)429/traces of the ancient kingdom of damnonia outside cornwall.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284527.

Cornelius, c. F. /tda/78(1946)123-152/parish churches within ten miles of newton abbot.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284528.

Cornelius, c. F. /tda/79(1947)81-89/church fittings.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284529.

Cornelius, c. F. /tda/83(1951)217-234/effigies and memorials.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284530.

Smith, j. T. /arch. J. /115(1958)126/fig.127.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284531.

Thompson, a. H. /arch. J. /70(1913)460,465,471,473,492/church architecture in devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284532.

Chanter, j. F. /tda/22(1890)61-65/2nd report of committee on devon records.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284533.

Searley, a. W. /tda/58(1926)289-298/early archpriests at haccombe.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284534.

Lega-weekes, e. /dcnq/4,pt.1(1906-1907)17-22/the mohun chronicle at haccombe.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284535.

Lyte, h. M. /dcnq/4,pt.1(1906-1907)249-252/the mohun chronicle at haccombe.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284536.

Cresswell, b. F. /dcnq/10,pt.1(1918-1919)7/sepulchral slabs with crosses in devon churches.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284537.

Watkin, h. R. /dcnq/10,pt.1(1918-1919)77-78/sepulchral slabs with crosses in devon churches.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284538.

Rose-troup, f. /dcnq/19(1936-1937)142-144/cartularies of religious houses in devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284539.

Watkin, h. R. /ttnhs/6(1930-1934)213/seven hundred years ago. Ad 1232.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284540.

Dro=564m/10/93,95,99(illustrations by swete).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284541.

Doe/hhr:haccombe with combe/(2/12/1988)71.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284542.

Des=os 6"(1906)110sw.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284543.

Des=simpson, j.(dcc)/(march 2002)/maps in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284544.

Ravenhill, m. R. + rowe, m. M.(eds)/devon maps & map-makers: manuscript maps before 1840/ii(2002)224/copy in smr.

WATKIN, TTNHS., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284866.

The coffin-shaped slab with incised cross probably covered the remains of isabella, widow of jordan de haccombe. Probably carved as a result of the vi crusade (watkin, ttnhs).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326598.

Church of st. Blaise. Probably c13, enlarged in the c14 (consecrated by bishop grandisson in 1328), east end fittings of circa 1820 by john kendall. Restoration by john hayward in progress in 1861. Red sandstone rubble with freestone dressings; slate roof with crested ridge tiles. Nave, chancel, 4 bay north aisle with lean-to roof, west end bellcote, south porch. See doe list for full details (doe).

Reichel, O. J., 1902, The Devonshire Domesday (Article in Serial). SDV22298.

Among the archives is the remnant of an old vellum chronicle of the mohun family written in old french in about 1350. Only the introductory portion has survived (lega-weekes).

Tyler, K., 2008, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Haccombe House Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, 1-2 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347399.

Other details: Figure 2.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5102 - Archaeological Watching Brief at Haccombe House Estate

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