Sir Thomas l' Arcedekne, of Shobrooke

About Shobrook: Extract from Devon by W.G.Hoskins (1954), included by kind permission of the copyright holder:

SHOBROOKE lies in quiet, unspoilt country, with many fertile "red-land" farms. It formerly had several prosperous gentry and yeoman. The church, (St. Swithin) was drasticly restored and enlarged in 1879-80, when the S. aisle was added. There is, however, a good Norman S. doorway (c. 1160 in Thorverton stone. Shobrooke Park was formerly called (little) Fulford. It was bought by Sir William Periam (1535-1605), chief baron of the Exchequer, who built a house here. This was pulled down c. 1820 and a new house built (by Hakewill) called Shobrooke Park. The house became a school, was gutted by fire in 1947, and is now desolate.

West Raddon was one of several good houses in this parish. It was a domesday manor, and in Henry VIII's time was bought by the Westcotes. Thomas Westcote the Antiquary, was born here in 1567, and wrote his View of Devonshire here. A good deal of Westcote's house remains, the W. wing being largely 15th century work, the rest rebuilt in the 18th century. Raddon Top (772ft.) is a landmark for 20 miles around. Westcote tells us that there was an earthwork on the summit, practically ploughed down even in his day. The views from here are superb, even for Devon.

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Born: Abt 1220, Shobrooke, Crediton, Devon, England Married: Abt 1243, Devonshire, England Died: Abt 1278, Trematon Castle, Saltash, Cornwall, England

Ancestral File Number: TDW2-6R.

Marriage Information: Thomas married Alice about 1243 in Devonshire, England. (Alice was born about 1225 in Devonshire, England.)