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Summary

Ilsham manor mentioned in domesday and about 1200 ad given to abbot of torre abbey who farmed the land the work being supervised by a resident canon (ellis). Vis=est -/-/1951(pevsner, n) the chapel rests on an undercroft and above it is a priests chamber. Vis=13/11/1952(0s) modern house (1913) stands on site of grange. Original farm buildings remain. Unusual 3-storey domestic chapel c.1400 (seymour). In use as store-houses for the stoodley knowle convent school. Building used as a storehouse, its southern wing is derelict and in a state of decay. Chapel surmounted by small stone cross at northern apex (os). At ilsham, st. Marychurch, torbay, was the site of one of the nine domesday manors which approximately made up the borough of torquay as it was in 1965 (walker). Nothing to add (hamblin). Held by william of usher at domesday (watkin).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/7
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANOR HOUSE (VIII to XXI - 701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316983.

Ellis, a. C. /history of torquay/(1960)25.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316984.

Pevsner, n. /buildings of england, s. Devon/(1952)292.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316985.

Osa=sx96sw13/photo.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316986.

Brownlow, w. R. /tda/18(1886)157/the early history of st marychurch.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316987.

Oliver, g. /monasticon diocesis exoniensis/(1846)174.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316988.

Walker, h. H. /tda/97(1965)194,206,209/some medieval demesne boundaries in torquay.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316989.

Doe/hhr:torbay(10/1/1975)150.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316990.

Seymour, d. J. /t. T. N. H. S. /12(1955-1958)12/the smaller manor houses of medieval devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316991.

Hamblin, e. + e. /t. T. N. H. S. /12(1955-1958)105.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316992.

Watkin, h. R. /t. T. N. H. S. /4(1922-1926)135/the manor of tormohun.

WATKIN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV54436.

Ilsham manor mentioned in domesday and about 1200 ad given to abbot of torre abbey who farmed the land the work being supervised by a resident canon (ellis). Vis=est -/-/1951(pevsner, n) the chapel rests on an undercroft and above it is a priests chamber. Vis=13/11/1952(0s) modern house (1913) stands on site of grange. Original farm buildings remain. Unusual 3-storey domestic chapel c.1400 (seymour). In use as store-houses for the stoodley knowle convent school. Building used as a storehouse, its southern wing is derelict and in a state of decay. Chapel surmounted by small stone cross at northern apex (os). At ilsham, st. Marychurch, torbay, was the site of one of the nine domesday manors which approximately made up the borough of torquay as it was in 1965 (walker). Nothing to add (hamblin). Held by william of usher at domesday (watkin).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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