Eggesford

Also known as Eggesford, Devon

Eggesford () is a parish in mid-Devon, without its own substantial village. It is served by Eggesford railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple railway line, also known as the Tarka Line.

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Place details

Locality: Mid Devon
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Eggesford
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Eggesford Church - geograph.org.uk - 1776183.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: All Saints Church, Eggesford, viewed from the south-east
Settlement.pushpin_map: Devon#UK
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: England
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Devon
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mid Devon
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: GST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +0:00

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Wikidata facts

Population: 143
Image: Eggesford Church - geograph.org.uk - 1776183.jpg

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Commons category: Eggesford
OS grid reference: SS6826211295

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Article

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Contents

Descent of the Manor
de Reigny
Copleston
Chichester
St Ledger
Fellowes
Wallop/Fellowes
Old Eggesford House, Eggesford
New Eggesford House, Wembworthy
Church monuments
References
External links

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"Here lyeth buried ye bodies of John Copleston Esq., & Dorothie his wife daughter to Sr. George Biston of Biston Castel in Chelshere, knight. They had issue Anne their sole daught. & heire who is now maryed to Edwarde Chichester Esq., one of ye sonnes of Sr. John Chichester of Rawleigh, knight, in whose memory the said Edwarde Chichester their son in law hath erected this monument in ye yere 1614. She departed ye 22 July in ye yere 1601 he departed ye 11 of ... in ye yere 1606, living together 30 yeres in much peace w.th God & lovinge societie e.ch w.th other".