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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Highweek

  

Highweek Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Highweek

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Highweek history

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Saxon

Highweek stands in an area which experienced invasion and settlement in about 700 AD by the Saxons and then by the Danes in 1001 AD, when they sacked and pillaged the nearby village of Kingsteignton. The Anglo-Saxon suffix -wic means “a settlement”, with the original Saxon place name Teignwic.

Norman

The manor, anciently called Teignwic, is not listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the village is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork now known as Castle Dyke, a scheduled monument included in the “At Risk” register.

12th century

The manor of Teignwick was given by King Henry II (1154-1189) to “John, the son of Lucas his butler” Following the Norman revolt it was forfeited to the crown and was re-granted by King John (1199-1216) to Eustace de Courtenay.

13th 14th centuries

The earliest surviving documentary reference to the manor is as Teyngewike in about 1200. The part of the Hundred of Teignbridge, including Teignwick, which lay to the west of the River Teign, was owned by the king, and in 1246 King Henry III granted these lands, including Dipford, to Sir Theobald de Englishville. He appears not to have married and as he had no children, he conveyed his lands to his “kinsman or foster child” Robert Bushel (d.1269), whom he had brought up.

15th century

In 1402 the AtYard (later Yarde) family acquired the manor of Highweek. The first holder was Thomas Yarde, son of Roger Atyard by his wife Elizanta (alias Elisote) Bushel. His son and heir was Richard Yarde who married Joan Ferrers, the heiress of Churston Ferrers.

Later history

Newton Bushel combined with New Town of the Abbots (of Torre Abbey) from the south side of the River Lemon to form what became known as Newton Abbot. Highweek is now joined to Newton.

Highweek geography / climate

Highweek is on a ridge that overlooks the South Devon market town of Newton Abbot, the Teign Estuary and the Bovey Basin. Immediately north of the village there is the unusual cone shaped hill of Daracombe Beacon. The geology underlying Highweek itself is Gurrington slate of Famennian age (a late subdivision of the Devonian period)

You can visit Highweek places with Walkfo Highweek to hear history at Highweek’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Highweek has 36 places to visit in our interactive Highweek map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Highweek, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Highweek places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Highweek & the surrounding areas.

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36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Highweek places to visit

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Highweek has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Highweek’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Highweek’s information audio spots:

HM Prison Channings Wood HM Prison Channings Wood is a Category C men’s prison. It is located in the parish of Ogwell (near Newton Abbot) in Devon. The prison is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

Old Newton Abbot Hospital Old Newton Abbot Hospital was a health facility in East Street, Devon, England. It was managed by Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust. Main entrance block is Grade II listed building.

Newton Abbot Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the South Devon Railway locomotive works. It is twinned with Besigheim in Germany and Ay in France.

Austins (Newton Abbot) Austins is the largest independent store in South West England. Founded in 1924 as a drapery shop in Newton Abbot, Devon. Store has expanded to four locations in one part of the town.

St Leonard’s Tower, Newton Abbot St Leonard’s Tower, Newton Abbot, popularly known as The Clock Tower, is a Grade II* listed building. It was constructed in the 15th-century as part of a Gothic-style church and was the site of William III’s first proclamation in England. The adjoining nave was demolished in 1836 to improve traffic flows.

Newton Abbot Racecourse Newton Abbot Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located on the north bank of the River Teign in the parishes of Kingsteignton and Teigngrace. The course is a tight, flat left-handed oval of about 1 mile 1 furlong.

Hackney Marshes, Devon Hackney Marshes is a local nature reserve in Devon. It comprises a low-lying area of flood meadows located at the head of the Teign Estuary by Kingsteignton.

Newton Abbot Community Hospital Newton Abbot Community Hospital is a health facility on Jetty Marsh Road, Devon. It is managed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

Abbotskerswell Priory Abbotskerswell Priory was the home of a community of Augustinian nuns from 1861 until 1983. It has now been converted into apartments for retired people.

Buckland Athletic F.C. Buckland Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Homers Heath.

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