Weare Giffard
Weare Giffard is a village and civil parish in Torridge, Devon, England. In 2001 there were 354 people living in Weare Giffard.[1]
Weare Giffard Media
Weare Giffard Church and Weare Giffard Hall, viewed from the southwest across the River Torridge on the Tarka Trail. The main modern settlement is situated to the right, some 1/2-mile upstream along the Torridge valley
Church of the Holy Trinity, Weare Giffard, viewed from the south
Weare Giffard Hall, manor house of Weare Giffard, North Devon. Viewed from the east at formal entrance gates
Arms of Denzell: Sable, a mullet in chief and a crescent in base argent
Heraldic bench-end c. 1510, Weare Giffard Church, looking towards entrance door in south wall of nave, showing arms of Denzell family: Sable, a crescent in base and a mullet in chief argent
1638 Mural monument in Weare Giffard Church to 3 generations of the Fortescue family. South wall of south aisle chapel ("Fortescue Chapel")
Arms of Rolle, as shown on the lowest tablet: Or, on a fesse dancetté between three billets azure each charged with a lion rampant of the first three bezants
Top tier figures of Hugh Fortescue and his wife Elizabeth Chichester, daughter of Sir John Chichester (d.1569) of Raleigh. On the side of the prie dieu is an escutcheon showing the arms of Fortescue impaling Chichester: Checky or and gules , a chief vair
References
- ↑ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
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