Knightshayes

Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house near Tiverton, Devon, England, designed by William Burges for the Heathcoat-Amory family. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "an eloquent expression of High Victorian ideals in a country house of moderate size." The house is Grade I listed.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Thomas and Tiverton Cemetery.

Church of St Thomas

Church

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Thomas is situated 1 mile east of Knightshayes.

Tiverton Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Jack1956, CC0.

Tiverton Cemetery is the burial ground for the town of Tiverton in Devon. The cemetery covers eight acres and is owned and maintained by Mid Devon Council. Tiverton Cemetery is situated 1 mile south of Knightshayes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolham and Chevithorne.

Bolham

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolham is a village in the parish of Tiverton in Devon, England. It was the object of much attention in December 2011 when a Stags head, said to resemble that of the Exmoor Emperor was hung in the Hartnoll Hotel in Bolham.

Chevithorne

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chevithorne is a small village near Tiverton, Devon. It lies three miles to the North East of Tiverton. 'Chenetorne' is identified in two entries of Domesday Book: The first entry tells us the manor of Chevithorne, had a taxable value 0.6 geld units, and worth £2.3 to the lord in 1086.

Washfield

Village

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Washfield is a village, parish and former manor in Mid Devon, Devon, England, situated about 2 miles north-west of Tiverton. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

Knightshayes

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Tiverton, Mid Devon District, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.92641° or 50° 55′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.48073° or 3° 28′ 51″ west

Operator

National Trust

Open location code

9C2RWGG9+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82224443

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Highlights: Knightshayes Court and Kitchen Garden.

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