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22: 351:(1562–1637) on his monument in St Mary's Church, Plympton. Not apparently "Mullets" which in heraldic language are stars. Also shown sculpted on monument to Robert III Cary (d.1586) of Clovelly, Devon, who married Margaret Milliton, daughter of John Milliton and widow of John Giffard of Yeo in the parish of Alwington, North Devon. South wall of chancel, All Saints Church, Clovelly. Both images show two dorsal fins and two fins on the belly, characteristic of the mullet fish 151: 232:
west of St Peter's Church, in which survives the "Drake Aisle" or manorial chapel. The external stonework is inscribed with the date "1705" and the "Drake star" from his coat of arms. His mother was Susan Crimes, a daughter of William Crimes (or Grimes), of Buckland Crimes and a sister of Elizeus
216:: "The manor of Buckland was bought by one Grimes, of London, who built a house upon the same, which descends to his posterity, and is now inherited by that name". Meavy was purchased by 514: 114:
and a foliated churchyard cross. The oak tree on the village green in front of the churchyard wall is known as the Meavy Oak and was described by
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Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.493
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of 1838; the tree may be over 900 years old. Next to the church is an unremarkable manor house of the Drake family.
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runs near the village. For administrative purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of
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The Royal Oak Inn dates to the late 15th century, and is owned by the
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family from the reign of Kings Henry III to Richard II. Their feudal
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of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.301, pedigree of Drake
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Meavy Church, Mewy, etc.) was held in 1086 at the time of
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with additions of the 13th and 15th centuries. There is a
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Gules, a chevron argent between three millets hauriant or
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In 2010, Meavy was one of the filming locations for the
176:by Robert le Bastard. Later it was held by the 8: 16:Village and civil parish in Devon, England 149: 444:"A Brief History of St. Peter's, Meavy" 347:As depicted on heraldic quarterings of 242: 212:, was resident in the parish of Meavy. 142:formerly located in the nearby church. 44:. Meavy forms part of the district of 7: 272:"Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2473" 196:fish. Richard IV Strode (d.1552) of 25:The Meavy Oak in front of the church 159:Gules, a chevron or between three 14: 228:, who sometimes resided at the 102:of St Peter is at least partly 48:. It lies a mile or so east of 218:Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet 186:feudal barons of Berry Pomeroy 1: 497:Meavy C of E Primary School 184:was the de Pomeray family, 575: 251:"Burrator Parish Council" 40:in the English county of 492:Meavy Amateur Dramatics 359:File:Mugil cephalus.jpg 66:Burrator Parish Council 487:Friends of St. Peter’s 192:, where "millets" are 165: 26: 153: 24: 530:50.48552°N 4.05656°W 461:Heralds' Visitations 457:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L. 398:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L. 370:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L. 168:The manor of Meavy ( 116:John Claudius Loudon 32:is a small village, 526: /  292:Pevsner, N. (1952) 226:Buckland Monachorum 210:Buckland Monachorum 535:50.48552; -4.05656 166: 27: 554:Villages in Devon 410:Pevsner, Nikolaus 386:Pole, Sir William 349:William IV Strode 336:Pole, Sir William 324:Pole, Sir William 224:in the parish of 202:William IV Strode 566: 541: 540: 538: 537: 536: 531: 527: 524: 523: 522: 519: 507: 464: 454: 448: 447: 440: 434: 431:Risdon, Tristram 428: 422: 419: 413: 407: 401: 395: 389: 382:Risdon, Tristram 379: 373: 367: 361: 345: 339: 333: 327: 321: 315: 312: 306: 303: 297: 290: 284: 283: 281: 279: 268: 262: 261: 259: 257: 247: 220:(1642–1718), of 77:Steven Spielberg 574: 573: 569: 568: 567: 565: 564: 563: 544: 543: 534: 532: 528: 525: 520: 517: 515: 513: 512: 503: 477:Village website 473: 468: 467: 455: 451: 442: 441: 437: 429: 425: 420: 416: 408: 404: 396: 392: 380: 376: 368: 364: 346: 342: 334: 330: 322: 318: 313: 309: 304: 300: 296:. Penguin Books 291: 287: 277: 275: 270: 269: 265: 255: 253: 249: 248: 244: 239: 163:hauriant argent 148: 91: 17: 12: 11: 5: 572: 570: 562: 561: 556: 546: 545: 510: 509: 501: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 472: 471:External links 469: 466: 465: 449: 435: 423: 414: 402: 390: 374: 362: 354:Mugil cephalus 340: 328: 316: 307: 298: 285: 263: 241: 240: 238: 235: 222:Buckland Abbey 206:William Strode 147: 144: 128: 127: 96: 95: 90: 87: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 571: 560: 557: 555: 552: 551: 549: 542: 539: 506: 502: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 482:Royal Oak Inn 480: 478: 475: 474: 470: 462: 458: 453: 450: 445: 439: 436: 432: 427: 424: 421:Vivian, p.258 418: 415: 411: 406: 403: 399: 394: 391: 387: 383: 378: 375: 371: 366: 363: 360: 356: 355: 350: 344: 341: 337: 332: 329: 325: 320: 317: 311: 308: 302: 299: 295: 289: 286: 273: 267: 264: 252: 246: 243: 236: 234: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 174:Domesday Book 171: 164: 162: 156: 152: 145: 143: 141: 137: 133: 126:Royal Oak Inn 125: 124: 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 100:parish church 94:Parish church 93: 92: 88: 86: 84: 83: 78: 73: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 511: 452: 438: 426: 417: 405: 393: 377: 365: 352: 343: 331: 319: 310: 301: 293: 288: 276:. Retrieved 266: 254:. Retrieved 245: 189: 177: 169: 167: 158: 157:of Militon: 155:Canting arms 132:civil parish 129: 119: 112:J.D. Sedding 97: 80: 74: 34:civil parish 29: 28: 18: 533: / 505:Map sources 357:(see image 314:Pole, p.337 294:South Devon 230:manor house 110:of 1884 by 62:Walkhampton 54:River Meavy 36:and former 548:Categories 518:50°29′08″N 237:References 46:West Devon 521:4°03′24″W 508:for Meavy 120:Arboretum 89:Buildings 82:War Horse 58:Sheepstor 50:Yelverton 559:Dartmoor 233:Crimes. 182:overlord 178:de Meavy 136:Burrator 64:to form 198:Newnham 161:millets 118:in his 108:reredos 278:5 July 274:. HMSO 256:5 July 214:Risdon 194:mullet 104:Norman 52:. The 170:alias 146:Manor 79:film 42:Devon 38:manor 30:Meavy 280:2010 258:2010 140:pews 98:The 70:Ward 60:and 134:of 550:: 85:. 72:. 446:. 282:. 260:.

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civil parish
manor
Devon
West Devon
Yelverton
River Meavy
Sheepstor
Walkhampton
Burrator Parish Council
Ward
Steven Spielberg
War Horse
parish church
Norman
reredos
J.D. Sedding
John Claudius Loudon
civil parish
Burrator
pews

Canting arms
millets
Domesday Book
overlord
feudal barons of Berry Pomeroy
mullet
Newnham
William IV Strode

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