Weare Giffard
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Weare Giffard is a small village, civil parish and former manor in the Torridge district, in north Devon, England. The church and manor house are situated 2 1/2 miles NW of Great Torrington in Devon.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Weare Giffard, viewed from the south
Weare Giffard Church and Weare Giffard Hall, viewed from the southwest across the River Torridge on the Tarka Trail. The main modern settlement is situated to the right, some 1/2-mile upstream along the Torridge valley
Weare Giffard Hall, manor house of Weare Giffard, North Devon. Viewed from the east at formal entrance gates
Arms of Denzell: Sable, a mullet in chief and a crescent in base argent
Filleigh
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Filleigh is a small village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon, on the southern edge of Exmoor, 3.5 miles west of South Molton. The village centre's street was, until the 1980s opening of t
Weare Giffard
…William Trewin alias Weare (d. 1421) are shown in the 4th quarter of the escutcheon on the monumental brass depicting Richard Fortescue (d. 1570) in Filleigh Church: Argent, on a bend vert between six crosses crosslet fitchee gules three crozier heads or. The last of in the male line of the de Wear family…
St Paul's Church, Filleigh, viewed from south
A list of Fortescues buried in the family vault on the church wall above two brasses from Richard Fortescue's tomb
Castle Hill, Filleigh, south facade