Eggesford is a parish in mid-Devon, without its own substantial village. It is served by Eggesford railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple railway line, also known as the Tarka Line.
All Saints Church, Eggesford, viewed from the south-east
Arms of Copleston of Eggesford: Argent, a chevron engrailed gules between three lion's faces azure. From monument to Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568–1648) and his wife Anne Copleston (1588–1616), Eggesford Church
Arms of Chichester of Eggesford: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair a crescent sable for difference. The crescent is a cadency mark of a second son
Monument to Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568–1648) of Carickfergus & his wife Anne Copleston (1588–1616), Eggesford Church, north wall of north aisle chapel
William Fellowes (1660–1724) was an English barrister, a Master in Chancery from 1707. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1704.
Memorial to William Fellowes, in All Saints, Church, Eggesford
Joseph Martyn (1643–1718), sugar merchant and agent for West Indian planters, father-in-law of William Fellows