Rattery

Village and civil parish in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Rattery
St Mary's Church, Rattery
Rattery is located in Devon Rattery Rattery Location within Devon
Population	458 (2001 census)
Civil parish	Rattery
District	South Hams
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°26′N 3°46′W / 50.433°N 3.767°W / 50.433; -3.767

Rattery is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England, a few miles from the villages Buckfastleigh and neighbouring village Ashburton . The name has been suggested as a variant of Red Tree but is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ratreu. In 2001 the parish had a population of 458.

The village is part of the electoral ward of Eastmoor. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.^[1]

Historic estates

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Marley House, renamed "Syon Abbey" in 1925

Historic estates within the parish of Rattery include:

Marley House, a Georgian mansion built by Walter Palk (1742-1819), MP, renamed "Syon Abbey" in 1925 when the formerly exiled community of nuns whose antecedents were from Syon Monastery, Twickenham, Middlesex, dissolved by King Henry VIII, took up residence.
Luscombe, a Domesday Book estate mentioned as held from the manor of Dartington ^[2] and later the seat of the Luscombe family from before the 16th century^[3] to shortly before 1810.^[4] Purchased from the Luscombe family by Walter Palk (1742-1819).^[5] Not to be confused with Luscombe Castle, a 19th-century country house near Dawlish, about 16 miles to the north-east.

References

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^ "Eastmoor ward 2011" . Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, Part 2 (Notes), Chapter 20:15
^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.535, pedigree of "Luscombe of Luscombe"
^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.298
^ Risdon, p.380

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v t e Non-metropolitan district of South Hams
List of civil parishes in Devon#South Hams
Civil parishes	Ashprington Aveton Gifford Berry Pomeroy Bickleigh Bigbury Blackawton Brixton Buckland-Tout-Saints Charleton Chivelstone Churchstow Cornwood Cornworthy Dartington Dartmouth Dean Prior Diptford Dittisham East Allington East Portlemouth Ermington Frogmore and Sherford Halwell and Moreleigh Harberton Harford Holbeton Holne Ivybridge Kingsbridge Kingston Kingswear Littlehempston Loddiswell Malborough Marldon Modbury Newton and Noss North Huish Rattery Ringmore Salcombe Shaugh Prior Slapton South Brent South Huish South Milton South Pool Sparkwell Staverton Stoke Fleming Stoke Gabriel Stokenham Strete Thurlestone Totnes Ugborough Wembury West Alvington West Buckfastleigh Woodleigh Yealmpton
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