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antique Church belonging to Woodleigh was renovated 

 a few years ago, and a new east window inserted. The 

 interior has several handsome mural tablets belonging to the 

 Luscombe, Cornish, Edmonds, and other families. There is 

 a silver flagon here, which was given by Lady Amy Fortescue 

 in 1686; it weighs 41bs. 12oz., and is emblazoned with the 

 Fortescue and Courtenay arms. 



"Woodlegh was aunciently thenheritanc of Damerell; anno 

 27 of Kinge Henry III., Raph Damerell was lord thereof; 

 anno 24 of Kinge Edw. 1, John Damerell held it, and after 

 him Rose, his wief, whom Henry de Rohant tooke unto his 

 wief; Roger de Rohant, Kt. was lord of this mannor; by his 

 daughter Elinor it descended to S r Richard Chambernon, 

 which gave this mannor, wi th other lands, unto Richard, his 

 eldest sonne, by his 2 wief Katerine, y e daughter of S r Giles 

 Dawbeney; and soe it descended unto Sir Richard Cham- 

 bernon, of Modbiry. 



Therle of Devonshire had also his mannor of Woodlegh."* 



Wood Barton is referred to when speaking of the Lus- 

 combes, of Coombe Royal, it having been at one time their 

 family residence. 



Woodleigh Woods are a favourite resort for pic-nic parties : 

 the rocky river and overhanging trees are very beautiful. 



There is a singular history connected with the parish 

 Church of Morleigh (which formerly belonged to the parish 

 of Woodleigh). In Prince's "Worthies" we read that Sir 

 Martin Fishacre had two sons, "Sir William Fishacre, of 

 Coombe Fishacre, and Sir Peter Fishacre, of Morlegh, which 

 lies about five miles to the south-west from Totnes, in the 

 Road to King's-bridg, of which last knight, Sir Peter, 

 tradition hath handed down unto us this remarkable 



* Six William Pole. 



