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| HER Number: | MDV73417 |
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| Name: | Stapeldon, Cookbury |
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Summary
Site of 13th century mansion.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 387 042 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cookbury |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANSION HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 375 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Stapeldon, now a farmhouse, was the mansion of the Stapeldons in the 13th and 14th centuries, and the brithplace of Walter de Stapeldon (1261-1326). He was professor of canon law at Oxford, chaplain to Pope Clement V, bishop of Exeter 1307-26, where he did much towards the rebuilding of the cathedral, founder of Stapeldon Hall (afterwards Exeter College) at Oxford, and Lord High Treasurer to Edward II. He was murdered by a London mob in 1326. The bishop stayed at Stapeldon for a few days in August 1315, when he dedicated Cookbury church.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV17562 | Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 375. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14990 | Related to: St. John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees, Cookbury (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2023 6:04PM |
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