Avonwick

Black Hall is a Grade II* listed building near the village of Avonwick, in Devon, England. Previously, an older construction of Black Hall was the seat of the Fowells of Fowellscombe Hall, which is now in ruins. In 1815 Black Hall, or Blakehall, was sold to local landowner Hubert Cornish (1770-1832), a lawyer and accomplished painter, who built the present house and landscaped the grounds. It was built around 1820, possibly by the London architect R. Brown. In 1881 the house was extended by Fredrick James Cornish Bowden, who constructed an additional servants' building to the west of the property, consisting of yellow brick with corbelled brick eaves, cornice, and a hipped slate roof. The current building is square in shape and faces south; it is three rooms deep and has two principal state rooms at the front. In the basement there are a kitchen and a bakehouse, as well as the servants' hall and dairy, which are at ground level at the back of the house due to the sloping ground. To the front of the building, a five bay façade has been installed with a pillared porch in the centre. The windows are 12-pane sash windows dating from the 19th century, and have wooden shutters on the inside. The interior of the building has a fine oval staircase and hall with a mahogany handrail and balusters, and egg-and-dart mouldings on the walls and ceiling. The stairwell has an elliptical vault and moulded friezes and motifs. The house has a marble fireplace with detailed columns to either side. Another marble fireplace is in the dining room and dates from the Victorian era. During World War Two, in 1940 Westerleigh Preparatory School St Leonard's on Sea in Sussex was evacuated to Black Hall, but returned to Sussex in 1944. Richard Mason (explorer) was a pupil at this time.

North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish, Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century. The parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.

Avonwick railway station is a closed railway station situated in the village of Avonwick in Devon, England. It was the first station on the Kingsbridge branch line.

Yellowberries Copse is an Iron Age enclosure, or possibly hill fort situated South of South Brent in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the North West slope of Cutwell Hill at approx 155 Metres above Sea Level.

St Mary's Church in North Huish, Devon, England was built in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.Although some parts of the church are 14th century, the south aisle is 15th century. A rector was recorded in 1308 and the reconstruction of the church was dedicated in 1336 by Bishop John Grandisson. The building also underwent extensive renovation in the 19th century.The 2 stage west tower has buttresses on each corner. The ringing stage is reached by a polygonal stair turret on the north side. The tower is surmounted by an octagonal recessed spire.The interior includes early screens and the moulded octagonal granite font is dated 1662, but the rest of the furnishings, polygonal wooden pulpit and wall tablets are Victorian.

Diptford is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. It is perched on a hill overlooking the River Avon. The name is believed to come from "deep ford", referring to the local site of a river crossing. In 2021 the parish had a population of 612. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in the Hundred of Diptford.At the centre of the village is a small primary school, the parish hall and the recently redeveloped 14th-century church. A former rector of the village, Rev. William Gregor, discovered the element titanium, which he called manaccanite, in 1791. The Dipford Cross and wall were rebuilt on 23 August 2020, by Aldridge born Craftsman and artist John Clifton.

South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon. The parish includes the small hamlets of Aish, Harbourneford, Lutton, Brent Mill, and many scattered farmhouses. It is five miles (8 km) north-east of Ivybridge and 14 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Plymouth.

Brent Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort situated close to South Brent in Devon, England. The fort occupies the top of Brent Hill at approx 311 Metres above Sea Level.

Lutton is a small farming hamlet on the outskirts of South Brent, Devon, England. It is a hillside community on the side of Brent Hill. It is only a small hamlet of about 15 people. Lutton is split into 2 sections, split by a minor road. The lower side is larger, with a terrace and a large detached house. Higher Lutton has a Farmhouse (that has been split into two smaller houses, one of which is rented out), a large house and a recent barn conversion. Lutton Farm is a dairy farm situated in Higher Lutton. It has over 50 acres of pasture land, mainly grazed by cattle. There is also a village with the same name near Cornwood in Devon with a pub and church.

Aish is a relatively small hamlet in the English county of Devon. It is near the large village of South Brent. This Aish is not to be confused with the Aish near Stoke Gabriel, in the same district. Some locals pronounce Aish as Ash. Services are relatively bleak in Aish, with no shop, pub or anything in that sense; the nearest amenities are in the village of South Brent. Aish has a very rural setting, almost being a quintessential quiet Devonshire hamlet.

Gara Bridge railway station was a station on the Kingsbridge branch of the GWR.

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 can sometime be seen a variant of Red Tree but is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Ratreu. The origins of how it got its name remain unknown but had been many possibles answer put across. In 2001 the parish had a population of 458. The History Of St Mary's Church The Vicars Of St Mary's 1. Jeffery Hurning: approx. 1199 2. Walter De Pembroke Approx. 1238 3. Thomas Ballard Approx. 1260-1284 4. Walter Culliebole Approx. 1284-1338 5. John Lambrith Approx. 1338-1349 6. William Budd Approx. 1349-1354 7. Ralph Pataleke Approx. 1354-1364 8. Thomas De Northwode Approx. 1364-1364 9. William Blackhall Approx.1364-1376 10.Lawrence Buscoveleke Approx. 1376-1391 The village is part of the electoral ward of Eastmoor. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.