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Bicton, Devon

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Bicton is a civil parish and a former manor in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the town of Budleigh Salterton. [1]

41 relations: André Le Nôtre, Araucaria, Arboretum, Augustus Pugin, Baron Clinton, Bicton College, Bicton Woodland Railway, Budleigh Salterton, Cambridge Camden Society, Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton, Civil parish, Clinton Devon Estates, Colaton Raleigh, Devon, Domesday Book, East Budleigh, East Devon, East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, Flora of Colombia, George Myers (builder), Henry Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle, John Hayward (architect), John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle, John Swete, Manor of Bicton, Mark Rolle, Mintons, Obelisk, Orangery, Otterton, Palm house, Penguin Books, Picturesque, Serjeanty, Stevenstone, Tenant farmer, Todd Gray (historian), Tourist attraction, W. G. Hoskins, Woodbury Common, Devon, Woodbury, Devon.

André Le Nôtre

André Le Nôtre (12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France.

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Araucaria

Araucaria (original pronunciation) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae.

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Arboretum

An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees.

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Augustus Pugin

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 181214 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist, and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.

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Baron Clinton

Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England.

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Bicton College

Bicton College is a college with around 1,000 full-time and 3,500 part-time pupils, located near Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England.

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Bicton Woodland Railway

The Bicton Woodland Railway is a narrow gauge railway running in gardens in the grounds of Bicton House near Budleigh Salterton in Devon.

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Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton is a small town on the coast in East Devon, England, south-east of Exeter.

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Cambridge Camden Society

The Cambridge Camden Society, known from 1845 (when it moved to London) as the Ecclesiological Society,,. was a learned architectural society founded in 1839 by undergraduate students at Cambridge University to promote "the study of Gothic Architecture, and of Ecclesiastical Antiques." Its activities would come to include publishing a monthly journal, The Ecclesiologist, advising church builders on their blueprints, and advocating a return to a medieval style of church architecture in England.

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Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton

Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (18 January 1863 – 5 July 1957) was a British peer.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Clinton Devon Estates

Clinton Devon Estates is a land management and property development company which manages the Devonshire estates belonging to Baron Clinton, the largest private landowner in Devon.

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Colaton Raleigh

Colaton Raleigh is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England.

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Devon

Devon, also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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East Budleigh

East Budleigh is a small village in East Devon, England.

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East Devon

East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England.

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East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths is an area of rare lowland heath in east Devon, England.

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Flora of Colombia

The Flora of Colombia is characterized by 130,000 species of plants that have been described within Colombian territory.

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George Myers (builder)

George Myers (1803–1875) was an English builder, best known for his work with the architect and designer Augustus Pugin.

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Henry Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle

Henry Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (7 November 1708 – 17 August 1750) of Stevenstone, Devon, was a British landowner and politician.

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John Hayward (architect)

John Hayward (1807–1891) was a Gothic Revival architect based in Exeter, Devon, who gained the reputation as "the senior architect in the west of England".

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John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle

John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (1750 – 3 April 1842) was a British peer who served as a Member of Parliament in general support of William Pitt the Younger and was later an active member of the House of Lords.

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John Swete

Rev.

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Manor of Bicton

The Manor of Bicton is a former historic manor in the parish of Bicton in east Devon, England.

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Mark Rolle

Hon.

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Mintons

Mintons was a major ceramics manufacturing company, originated with Thomas Minton (1765–1836) the founder of "Thomas Minton and Sons", who established his pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, in 1793, producing earthenware.

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Obelisk

An obelisk (from ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top.

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Orangery

An orangery or orangerie was a room or a dedicated building on the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries where orange and other fruit trees were protected during the winter, similar to a greenhouse or conservatory.

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Otterton

Otterton is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England.

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Palm house

A palm house is a greenhouse that is specialised for the growing of palms and other tropical and subtropical plants.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a British publishing house.

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Picturesque

Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc.

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Serjeanty

Under feudalism in England during the medieval era, tenure by serjeanty was a form of tenure in return for some specified non-standard service, thus distinguishing it from knight-service.

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Stevenstone

Stevenstone is a former manor within the parish of St Giles in the Wood, near Great Torrington, North Devon.

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Tenant farmer

A tenant farmer is one who resides on land owned by a landlord.

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Todd Gray (historian)

Dr.

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Tourist attraction

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

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W. G. Hoskins

William George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History.

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Woodbury Common, Devon

Woodbury Common in East Devon, England is an area of common land that is predominantly heathland adjacent to the village of Woodbury, Devon.

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Woodbury, Devon

Woodbury is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, south east of the city of Exeter.

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Bicton Park, Yettington.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicton,_Devon

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