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After the death of Thomas in 1812, the manor was inherited by his younger brother the Rev. Edward Berkeley Troyte (1763–1852), DCL, Rector of Huntsham, who was more interested in the sporting life – cock fighting and fox hunting – than in managing his estates. As a consequence, on his death the Tudor
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Having been abandoned by the Bere family in favour of Morebath, Huntsham was purchased firstly by the Lucas family, and then by the Troyte family, of which William Troyte was the owner in 1801, and Thomas Troyte in 1810.
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where his half-brother, Richard Bere (1659–1724), established his own family in about 1688. On the extinction of the descendants of Thomas, Richard's branch soon became the senior line of the Bere family.
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and by a minor road on Bampton Down to the north west, where it reaches a maximum height of 914 feet (279 m). In 2001 the population of the parish was 138, down from 222 in 1901.
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manor house and the adjacent parish church were both in a poor state of repair. By his will he bequeathed his estates to Arthur Henry Dyke Acland (1811–1857), second son of
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Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2290–1, pedigree of Acland-Troyte of Huntsham Court
527:(1876–1964) who dying childless left the estate to his nephew John Acland-Troyte (1914–1988) who died without heir and thus ended the families connection to Huntsham. 247: 507:, who in accordance with the terms of the bequest assumed by royal licence the name and arms of Troyte. In 1854 Arthur (now Arthur Henry Dyke Acland Troyte) engaged 100: 240: 653:
Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Part 1, section 42.23, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985.
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Pole further stated that in 1309 Robert Beare was the owner, from whom the descent of the manor has been traced through that family, to
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as one of the 24 holdings of Odo Son of Gamelin. According to the antiquarian
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The war memorial and old post office in the centre of the village
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BERE, Thomas (1652–1725), of Huntsham, nr. Tiverton, Devon
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Huntsham is located in Devon
Devon
2001 UK Census
OS grid reference
ST0047220446
District
Mid Devon
Shire county
Devon
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
EX16
Dialling code
Police
Devon and Cornwall
Fire
Devon and Somerset
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Tiverton and Minehead
UK
England
Devon

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