# Chevithorne

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**Chevithorne** () is a small village near [Tiverton](/source/Tiverton,_Devon), [Devon](/source/Devon). It lies three miles to the North East of Tiverton. 'Chenetorne' is identified in two entries of [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book):[1] The first entry tells us the manor of Chevithorne, had a taxable value 0.6 geld units, and worth £2.3 to the lord in 1086. The holding was populated by 4 villagers. 2 smallholders. 8 slaves. There was enough ploughland for 2 lord's plough teams. and 2 men's plough teams and had, in addition, 0.12 lord's lands. 8 acres of meadow. 15 acres in pasture. and 3 acres of woodland. There were also 10 cattle and 60 sheep. The 'Lords' of this holding in 1086: are named as Alwin (who is also named as lord in 1066), and Beatrix (the sister of Ralph of Pomeroy and William 'the goat'). Ralph de Pomeroy was Tenant-in-chief, He was a large land holder in Devon, and his brother William held several properties as both lord and Tenant-in-Chief.

The balance of the land was held by Baldwin,'the Sheriff', as Tenant in Chief, served by Rogo (son of Nigel) as lord. The holding included 3 villagers. 3 smallholders. 3 slaves; 5 ploughlands . 1 lord's plough teams. 0.5 men's plough teams, in addition to 0.12 acres of lord's lands. 11 acres in meadow, and 12 acres in pasture for 5 cattle. 16 pigs. 18 sheep. 6 goat. Plus 100 acres of woods for hunting. All valued to the lord, in 1086, at £1.

## Major Buildings

The Church of St Thomas, the parish church, is a [Victorian](/source/Victorian_architecture) building of 1843 by Bejamin Ferrey.[2] It is of local [red sandstone](/source/New_Red_Sandstone) with a slate roof and in a [Middle Pointed](/source/Middle_Pointed) style.[3] The interior has memorial tablets to members of the [Heathcoat-Amory](/source/Heathcoat-Amory_Baronets) family,[2] local industrialists and landowners who lived at nearby [Knightshayes Court](/source/Knightshayes_Court). The churchyard contains a memorial to Michael Heathcoat-Amory by the sculptor [Eric Gill](/source/Eric_Gill).[2] The church is a [Grade II listed building](/source/Grade_II_listed_building).[3]

The vicarage, behind the church, is by the [Victorian](/source/Victorian_architecture) architect [William Burges](/source/William_Burges) and was commissioned by [Sir John Heathcoat-Amory](/source/Sir_John_Heathcoat-Amory,_1st_Baronet) and constructed 1870-71.[2] The style is Burges's "unmistakable muscular Gothic."[2] The building is of one storey with a garret and a kitchen wing and cost £700.[4] Now a private house, the vicarage is also [Grade II](/source/Grade_II) listed.[4]

Chevithorne Barton is a [manor house](/source/Manor_house) of the early 17th century, rebuilt in the 19th century and further remodelled for the Heathcoat-Amory's in 1930.[5] Of three storeys, it contains some original [Jacobean](/source/Jacobean_architecture) plasterwork and panelling.[6] The manor house is a [Grade II* listed building](/source/Grade_II*_listed_building).[5] Michael Heathcoat Amory (born October 1941, died February 2016) created the arboretum there, and published a catalogue entitled *The Oaks of Chevithorne Barton*.[7]

## Notes

1. Powell-Smith, Anna. ["Chevithorne - Domesday Book"](http://opendomesday.org/place/SS9715/chevithorne/)

1. Cherry & Pevsner 2004, p. 257

1. Cherry & Pevsner 2004, p. 258

1. ["Obituary"](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/michael-heathcoat-amory-88x9kzdlw). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 16 April 2016.

## References

- Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004). [*The Buildings of England:Devon*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5wd_Pw4L3zcC&q=Devon+Pevsner). New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09596-1.

## External links

- [Michael Heathcoat Amory (1941 - 2016)](http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/michael-heathcoat-amory-1941-2016)

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