Poltimore
| Poltimore | |
|---|---|
 Hayes Dairy Cottages | |
  Poltimore Location withinDevon | |
| Population | 297 (2011 Census) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EXETER |
| Postcode district | EX4 |
| Dialling code | 01392 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Poltimoreis a village,civil parishand formermanorin theEast Devondistrict, in the county ofDevon,England. It lies approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast ofExeter.The parish consisted of 122 households and a population of 297 people during the2011 census.[1][2]The parish also includes thehamletof Ratsloe.
History
[edit]Two manors were recorded at Poltimore in theDomesday Bookcompleted 1086: the main one was owned by Haemeric (or Haimer)[3]de Arcis, an officer in the army ofWilliam the Conqueror;and a smaller one, Cutton, belonging to the Canons of St. Mary atRouen.
The name of the village itself likely comes fromOld Welsh,Pwlltymawr,which translates to "The Pool by the Great House" (Pwyll:pool;Ty:house;Mawr:great). The de Pultymor family, who owned theManor of Poltimorein the 13th century, also had a residence called Poltymore inGlamorgan,South Wales.[4]The Devon village was also spelled Poltymore, and the family's name subsequently evolved to de Poltymore, de Poltimore and of Poltimore.[3]
Historically Poltimore formed part ofWonford Hundred.The manor appearedc. 1303and is the historic seat of the Bampfylde family. The baronetcy, created forSir John Bampfylde, 1st Baronetin 1641, takes its name from the village. The manor was rebuilt intoPoltimore House,likely bySir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet(1636-1691). The date 1681 is carved on the stone gate at the main entrance to the house.[5]
William Camden,in his 1610 book,Britain, or, a Chorographicall Description of the most flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland,makes mention of Poltimore as "the seat of that worshipfull and right antient family of Bampfield."[6]
In 1641–1642, 75 adult males in Poltimore signed theProtestation returns.[5]
The population was 250 people in 1801, 288 in 1887 and 298 in 1901.[5]
Government
[edit]The village is run by the Poltimore Parish Council. Council meetings are normally held on the fourth Monday of each month at the Poltimore Village Hall.[7]
Poltimore falls within theEast Devon District Council[8]and theExmouth and Exeter East Constituency.
Transport
[edit]The village lies directly west of theM5 motorway.
Church
[edit]Poltimore falls within AylesbeareDeaneryfor ecclesiastical purposes. The village has one church, St. Mary's, which hasRenaissance detailin the vaulting (c. 1520). The tomb with recumbent figures of Richard Bampfylde (d. 1594) and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1599), is in the southtransept.[9]
The church was restored by architect Robert Medley Fulford from 1878 to 1884.[5]
Nearby places
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Accommodation Type - Households, 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^"Accommodation Type - People, 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^abPole, Sir William(1791).Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon.London. p. 230.ASINB009EC9NB2.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^Jocelyn Hemming (2005).A Devon House: The Story of Poltimore.p. 3.ISBN978-1-84150-935-8.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^abcd"Historic Poltimore".Devon County Council.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^William Camden(1610). "Danmonii (Devon)".Britain, or, a Chorographicall Description of the most flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^"Calendar of local events".Poltimore Parish Council.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^"Poltimore".East Devon District Council.Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2015.Retrieved13 March2015.
- ^"Poltimore Devon".VisionofBritain.org.Retrieved13 March2015.
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