Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet of Tawstock, Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, Devon, in 1747–1754. The manor of Tawstock, about two miles south of Barnstaple, had been since the time
Bourchier Wrey, depicted on a ship at sea serving from a punch bowl, the rim of which is inscribed from Horace, IV Odes, xii, closing line: Dulce est Desipere in Loco ("It is sweet at fitting time to act foolishly"). 1744 portrait by George Knapton (1698–1778) for the Society of Dilettanti.
1784 monument to Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet (c. 1715–1784), south transept, Tawstock Church. Viewed from south-east
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The historic manor of Tawstock was situated in North Devon, in the hundred of Fremington, 2 miles south of Barnstaple, England. According to Pole the feudal baron of Barnstaple Henry de Tracy made Taw
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet
…Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet (c. 1715 – 13 April 1784) of Tawstock, Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, Devon, in 1747–1754. The manor of Tawstock, about two miles south of Barnstaple, had been since the time of Henry de Tracy (died 1274) the residence of the feudal barons of Barnstaple, ancestors…
The Tawstock House and St. Peter's church, Devon, from Codden Hill, by Thomas Bonner for Rev. Richard Polwhele's History of Devonshire, 1797-98. (slightly cropped). 'TAWSTOCK HOUSE, To Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart
Tawstock Court, view from south-east. Parts of the Elizabethan building, including large mullioned windows, survive in the south wing (left), which faces the surviving Elizabethan gate-house
Elizabethan gatehouse built in 1574 of Tawstock Court, viewed from south-east; a Grade II listed building
Renaissance aedicule (with (restored) date-stone "Anno 1574" above) over gateway on south facade of Elizabethan gatehouse, Tawstock Court. Contains the heraldic achievement of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (died 1623).