Visit Washfield Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Washfield

  

Washfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Washfield

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Washfield history

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Washfield is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as two separate manors. Tiverton Castle is principal seat of the Earls of Devon, feudal barons of Plympton.

Great Washfield

Great Washfield was held by Ralph de Pomeroy, one of William the Conqueror’s tenants-in-chief. It is listed in Domesday Book as the 39th of his 58 Devonshire manors.

Little Washfield

Norman magnate Ralph de Paynell was the tenant in chief of Little Washfield in the Domesday Book of 1086. His tenant at Washfield was Gerard, himself a tenant-in-chief of two manors within Tiverton Hundred.

You can visit Washfield places with Walkfo Washfield to hear history at Washfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Washfield has 20 places to visit in our interactive Washfield 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 Washfield, 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 Washfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Washfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Washfield places in an interactive Washfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Washfield Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Washfield historic spots	Washfield tourist destinations	Washfield plaques	Washfield geographic features
Walkfo Washfield tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Washfield

  

Best Washfield places to visit

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

Tiverton Castle Tiverton Castle is the remains of a medieval castle dismantled after the Civil War . The castle was converted into a country house in the 17th century . It occupies a defensive position above the banks of the River Exe in Devon .

Tiverton fire of 1731 The Tiverton fire of 1731, also known as the Great Fire, was one of a number of serious fires affecting the town in the 17th and 18th centuries . In total 298 houses were destroyed in the fire which caused damage to the value of an estimated £58,976 14s. 9d .

Knightshayes Court Knightshayes Court was designed by William Burges for the Heathcoat-Amory family . The house is Grade I listed . The gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens .

Calverleigh Calverleigh (anciently Calwoodleigh) is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England. It is situated 2 miles north-west of Tiverton. The resident lords of the manor were for many generations the Calwoodleigh family.

Washfield Washfield is a village, parish and former manor in Devon. It was within the jurisdiction of the historic West Budleigh Hundred. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

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