Holsworthy
Holsworthy is a Town in the county of Devon.
Holsworthy postcode: EX22 6
There are great places to visit near Holsworthy including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.
There are a number of cities near to Holsworthy including Exeter.
Holsworthy has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
Holsworthy's best nearby villages can be found at Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
There are a several good canals in the Holsworthy area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Holsworthy include East Lyn River.
Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Holsworthy if you like beaches.
Valley of Rocks is one of Holsworthy's best, nearby geological features to visit in Holsworthy.
There are a several good sssis in the area around Holsworthy like Dartmoor.
Holsworthy is near some unmissable hiking areas like Dartmoor,
Places near Holsworthy feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.
Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are some of Holsworthy best towns to visit near Holsworthy.
Holsworthy is near some unmissable parks like Bicton Park,
Holsworthy is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,
Castles to visit near Holsworthy include Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Holsworthy.
Holsworthy History
There are some historic monuments around Holsworthy:
Places to see near Holsworthy
History of Holsworthy
In 1066 the lord of the manor was Earl Harold and in 1066 it was William I. It was given by Henry II to Fulk Paganell. He gave it, with his daughter Gundred, to Matthew del Jartye. Their daughter and heiress brought it to Chaworth. Henry de Tracey purchased it from Chaworth, and it descended to the baronial family of Martyn. From them it passed by marriage to the lords Audley, and by an entail to the crown. King Edward III granted it to his son, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. John Holland, Duke of Exeter, possessed it by a grant from the Crown, and in 1487 the manor was given for life to Margaret, Countess of Richmond. In 1621 Sir John Speccot (d. 1645) of Speccot in the parish of Merton, Devon, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1622, was lord of the manor. After that it was purchased by the Prideaux family of Soldon, Holsworthy. In about 1713, the manor of Holsworthy was sold by Prideaux to Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry, from whom it descended to Earl Stanhope. In 1932 Holsworthy Urban District Council purchased the manorial rights from Lord Stanhope and so became lords of the manor. Holsworthy was part the Hundred of Black Torrington. In 1614 King James I granted a charter for an annual fair to be held in Holsworthy. During the English Civil War Holsworthy was held by Royalists forces until, on 17 February 1646, Sir Thomas Fairfax, after his victory at Torrington, sent a party to take possession of the town. In the Second World War, Prisoner of War Camp No. 42 (Exhibition Field Camp) was located north of the town, near to what is now Park Close. German and Italian prisoners held there were employed as farm labourers.
