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Bovey Tracey was an established Saxon community and takes its name from the River Bovey.The name first appears in Domesday Book as Bovi [2] and possibly earlier as Buui.The town gained its second name from the de Tracey family, who were lords of the manor after the Norman Conquest, and was first documented as Bovitracy in 1309.
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 ...
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]
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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.
In the early 1920s, the market cross was adapted to form the centrepiece of a memorial to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who had died in the First World War. [10] Following local government re-organisation in 1974, [11] the local parish council became known as Bovey Tracey Town Council. [8]
Bovey Heath. Bovey Heath is a 32 hectare (50 acre) area of heathland between Bovey Tracey and Heathfield in south Devon, England.. Although primarily heathland habitat, the site has some wet mature oak woodland, and is home to rare species such as the Dartford warbler, European stonechat, European nightjar and the narrow headed ant.
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.