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Bovey Tracey (/ ˌ b ʌ v i ˈ t r eɪ s i /) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is located on the edge of Dartmoor , which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs: The Gateway to the Moor .
Indio (anciently Indehoe, Indiho, etc. [1]) in the parish of Bovey Tracey in Devon, is an historic estate. The present large mansion house, known as Indio House is a grade II listed [2] building rebuilt in 1850, situated about 1/2 mile south of Bovey Tracey Church, on the opposite side of the River Bovey.
Nicholas Eveleigh (1562–1618) [2] of Parke [3] in the parish of Bovey Tracey in Devon, was an utter barrister, and served as Steward of the Stannary Court of Ashburton, Devon. [4] He died aged 56 when the roof of Chagford Stannary Courthouse collapsed, killing him and nine others. His "sumptuous" [5] monument survives in Bovey Tracey Church.
The Bovey Tracey Potteries were a collection of potteries in the Bovey Tracey area of Devon, based on the clay from the Bovey Basin. Pottery making developed in the area developed on an industrial scale from around 1750 and lasted for around 200 years under various owners and names.
John Southcote of Bovey Tracey (1481 – 1556) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, [1] of the prominent Southcott family of Devon and Cornwall. John was born the second son of Sir Nicholas Southcott of Southcott, Devon. During his lifetime he served as Clerk of the Peace for Devon. [2]
Parke House in 2009, as rebuilt in 1826/8 by William Hole (1799-1859) Parke is an historic estate in the parish of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. The present mansion house known as Parke House, a grade II listed building [1] situated 1/2 mile west of the centre of the town of Bovey Tracey [2] and on the opposite side of the River Bovey, was rebuilt in 1826/8 by William Hole (1799-1859) and is ...