Barberry

Barberry is a locality in Cornworthy, South Hams District, England. Barberry is situated nearby to the hamlet East Cornworthy, as well as near Broadgates.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenway Estate and Church of St George.

Greenway Estate

Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. Greenway Estate is situated 2 miles east of Barberry.

Church of St George

Church

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cornworthy Priory

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cornworthy Priory was a priory in Devon, England. It was founded in the early thirteenth century, for Augustinian nuns, and existed until 1536. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the lands passed to the Harris family, and remained in the family until the 1640s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capton and Tuckenhay.

Capton

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capton is a village near Dartmouth in Devon, England. On a hilltop to the east of the village is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort approximately 185 m above sea level.

Tuckenhay

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tuckenhay is a hamlet in the South Hams in Devon, England, 2.5 miles south of Totnes. It lies on the south bank of Bow Creek, the estuary of the Harbourne River, which flows into the River Dart. Tuckenhay is situated 1½ miles northwest of Barberry.