Salcombe Regis is a coastal village in
DevonDevon is a large county in England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, near to
SidmouthSidmouth is a small town on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. The town lies at the mouth of the River Sid in the East Devon district, south east of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 40% are over 65.....
. It is often confused with
SalcombeThere is another town named Salcombe, also known as Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth in east Devon.Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England....
, which is some distance away in Devon.
Mentioned in the
Domesday BookThe Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror...
as " a
manorManorialism or Seigneurialism or Feudal Society was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe...
called Selcoma" held by Bishop
OsbernOsbern was a Benedctine monk, hagiographer and musician, precentor of Christ Church, Canterbury. He is sometimes confused with Osbert de Clare, alias Osbern de Westminster. He is known as "the monk Osbern" or just "Monk Osbern".-Biography:...
of
ExeterExeter is a city and district in Devon, England; it is the county town of Devon. Exeter is located approximately northeast of Plymouth, and southwest of Bristol, on the River Exe. The city has a population of 111,076 according to the 2001 Census....
, the manor house being on the site now occupied by Thorn Farm. The
thorn treeThorn tree may refer to:* The common name for several species of trees in tropical or temperate climates that have spiky, thorn-like leaves, e.g...
growing in an enclosure at the road junction above the farm marked the cultivation boundary between manor and common ground.
The church of St Peter was built circa 1107 and restored in 1845.
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Salcombe Regis is a coastal village in
DevonDevon is a large county in England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, near to
SidmouthSidmouth is a small town on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. The town lies at the mouth of the River Sid in the East Devon district, south east of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 40% are over 65.....
. It is often confused with
SalcombeThere is another town named Salcombe, also known as Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth in east Devon.Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England....
, which is some distance away in Devon.
Mentioned in the
Domesday BookThe Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror...
as " a
manorManorialism or Seigneurialism or Feudal Society was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe...
called Selcoma" held by Bishop
OsbernOsbern was a Benedctine monk, hagiographer and musician, precentor of Christ Church, Canterbury. He is sometimes confused with Osbert de Clare, alias Osbern de Westminster. He is known as "the monk Osbern" or just "Monk Osbern".-Biography:...
of
ExeterExeter is a city and district in Devon, England; it is the county town of Devon. Exeter is located approximately northeast of Plymouth, and southwest of Bristol, on the River Exe. The city has a population of 111,076 according to the 2001 Census....
, the manor house being on the site now occupied by Thorn Farm. The
thorn treeThorn tree may refer to:* The common name for several species of trees in tropical or temperate climates that have spiky, thorn-like leaves, e.g...
growing in an enclosure at the road junction above the farm marked the cultivation boundary between manor and common ground.
The church of St Peter was built circa 1107 and restored in 1845. It contains monuments to Sir Ambrose Fleming and Sir Norman Lockyer.