Netherton in the parish of Farway in Devon is an historic estate situated about 3 1/2 miles south-east of Honiton. The present mansion house known as Netherton Hall was built in 1607 in the Jacobean s
Netherton Hall, west front
Netherton Hall, east front
Netherton Hall in the parish of Farway, Devon. 1727 drawing by Edmund Prideaux (1693–1745) of Prideaux Place, Cornwall
Ford House, Wolborough, built in about 1610 by Sir Edmund Prideaux's brother-in-law Sir Richard Reynell (died 1633), three years after the completion of Netherton House
Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet, of Netherton in the parish of Farway, Devon, was a Councillor at Law and Double Reader of the Inner Temple and was created a baronet on 17 July 1622. He purchased the
Netherton, Farway
…1821), exceptionally most of the expansion was performed by younger sons, who by the custom of primogeniture were expected to make their own fortunes. Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet (died 1628), who purchased Netherton. He was a Councellor at Law and double reader of the Inner Temple and was created a baronet on 17 July 1622. He…
Detail from Prideaux's effigy in St Michael's Church, Farway
Netherton Farway Devon By Rev John Swete