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Historical text as written by Polwhele, Revd. Richard. The
history of Devonshire. London: Cadell, Dilly & Murray,
1793-1806. Vol. III. pp.447-448.
The parish of TAMERTON-FOLIOT is hilly, with narrow vales
inclining from the east to the river Tavy: and some part of
Roborough-down is within in; and hath been often the scite of
encampments, and is a very commanding spot, well suited for
the purpose. It appears from Doomsday, that Tamerton was the
king's demesne in the time of Edward the Confessor. Warleigh-House
is situated in this parish, near the conflux of the Tavy and
Tamar, and was the residence of Sampson Foliot, (in King
Stephen's time), who likewise possessed the manors of Warleigh
and Tamerton. This property was never alienated till the year
1741, but passed by the female line from the family of Foliot
to that of Gorges; from Gorges (whose reputed descendant
lately suffered in France) to Bonvill to Copleston; from
Copleston to Bampfylde. In 1741 Warleigh-house, with the
manors of Warleigh and Tamerton-Foliot, with the borough of
Tamerton, came by purchase into the possession of Walter
Radcliffe, esq. who married Admonition Bastard, (daughter of
William Bastard of Gorston, in this county, esq.) who by the
female line was lineally descended from Gertrude Copleston,
one of the two co-heiresses of John Copleston, the last of the
male branch of Warleigh.
Click here for a very interesting document on the history of
the Foliot family
Click here for a copy of the list of residents of Tamerton
Foliot in 1915
Click here for a copy of the census information from the 2001
census
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