The estate of Acland in the parish of Landkey, near Barnstaple in North Devon, England, was from 1155 the earliest known seat of the influential and wealthy family of Acland, to which it gave the surname de Acland. It is situated about 3/4 mile north-east of the village of Landkey, from which it is now cut off by the busy A361 North Devon Link Road.
Acland Barton in 2013 with its whitewashed and rendered mediaeval chapel wing
John Acland (died 1553) of Acland. 1554 Portrait by unknown artist. Collection of Killerton House, Devon
Effigy of Sir Arthur Acland (died 1610) of Acland. Detail from his monument in Landkey Church
Landkey is a small village in the county of Devon in the south-west of England with a population of 2274, falling to 1,734 at the 2011 census. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from the nearest town of Barnstaple. The village is a major part of the electoral ward called Landkey, Swimbridge and Taw. The total ward population at the above census was 4,957.
Landkey viewed from Codden Hill