Village and civil parish in Devon, England
Human settlement in England
Uplowman () is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district, in Devon, England, situated about 4 miles north-east of the town of Tiverton. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Hockworthy, Sampford Peverell, Halberton, Tiverton, and Huntsham.[1] It is situated near the River Lowman, and further downstream, to the west, is Crazelowman. In 2011 the parish had a population of 331.
Notable buildings
- St Peter's parish church: the church was built in the 15th century by Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII. Features of interest include the 15th-century font and a peace window showing St Michael, St George and St Denys.[2]
- Uplowman Court, 14th-century remnant of former manor house situated immediately to north of the church, rubble wall attached to east end of a farmhouse.[3]
- Widhayes, a late 16th-century farmhouse refurbished in 1880.[4]
- Spalsbury, late mediaeval farmhouse.[4]
- Middlecombe, a classic 17th-century thatched farmhouse.[4]
- Uplowman House, late 18th-century stuccoed house.[4] Home to Denys Rhodes and Margaret Rhodes between 1952 and 1973, as a first cousin to Elizabeth II Margaret often hosted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at the house over a weekend.[5]
- The Redwoods Inn is a traditional public house.[6]
References
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, pp. 881–2
External links
Media related to Uplowman at Wikimedia Commons
