Blog - Bishopsteignton Heritage

Stitching together the past – Discovering the Whidbornes and their Manor

by Rhoda Nevins | Sep 17, 2019 | Places, Whidborne Manor

Good evening ladies and gentleman and thank you Ken and Yvonne for inviting me to talk to you about……….. ‘The tale of an Piracy, Discovery, Heraldry, Royalty and Embroidery and of course not forgetting Whidborne Manor and some of...

Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture 2019

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Sep 13, 2019 | News

* SAVE THE DATE * Medieval Power and Sacred Spaces: The Legacy of Devon’s Bishops’ Palaces. The latest Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture is coming up in a few weeks. An enduringly popular subject from a scholarly speaker, it should be fascinating. WEDNESDAY...

THE STORY SO FAR AUGUST 2019

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Aug 30, 2019 | News

Once again we have welcomed more visitors to the Hub this month. This time a lovely elderly gentleman called John Hope and his wife and stepdaughter, who were visiting the area and got in touch. He began talking about his time in the village as a boy during WWII. His...

THE STORY SO FAR! JULY 2019.

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Aug 13, 2019 | News

July has been a bit of a quieter month here at BH: a chance for a breather before the next onslaught of events. On July 3rd the new Boundary stone was unveiled at the point where the four parishes of Bishopsteignton, Ideford, Chudleigh and Ashford meet: an...

Ceremony to recognise the usual coming together of four parish boundaries.

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jul 30, 2019 | News

A press release to mark the unveiling of the new parish boundary stone, issued by Christopher Grimshaw. It is not unusual for two or three parish boundaries to come together at a point, but the occurrence of four parishes having the same boundary point is very rare....

Occupiers of St. John’s House: 1310 – 1978

by Rowena Bradnam | Jul 29, 2019 | Places, St John's Manor

14th Century 1310 The rector was Thomas Stapleton, a relative of the then Bishop of Exeter. 1317 The rector was Alan Harpyn....

Occupiers of Rixdale: 1303 – 1906

by Rowena Bradnam | Jul 19, 2019 | Places, Rixdale

Saxon The derivation of this name is from the Old English words Stiniele meaning stone house (or important house). and Ryx meaning by the reeds or it might be from Rex, a leader. The estate was apparently named before the Saxon Leoffa settled at Luton and named it. By...

Occupiers of Radway: 1524 – 1956

by Rowena Bradnam | Jul 19, 2019 | Places, Radway

This is an area rather that a single dwelling or property. Radway is derived from Rad, Old English for grass or herbage, and Waie Old English for track or way; so it is the way to the grass feeding land, or Haldon Common where there was common pasture. 16th...

Peace Park – an interpretation

by Rhoda Nevins | Jul 19, 2019 | Peace Park, Places

The History of Bishopsteignton From W. D. Cleland and A. C. Ellis – M. Laithwaite The name of Bishopsteignton is composed of Celtic and Anglo Saxon words, Teign or Tain is a Celtic word of river and Ton is Anglo Saxon for enclosure. The prefix Bishops was added...

Occupiers of Humber: 1331 – 1939

by Rowena Bradnam | Jul 19, 2019 | Humber, Places

There are several holdings known as Humber in the area between Radway and Lindridge, High or Higher, Lower, Home Humber. The name originates from Old English Humbrae = Heather and Brae = Hill. 14th Century...