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.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Holsworthy area like Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Holsworthy if you like villages.
Holsworthy has some unmissable canals nearby like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
East Lyn River is a great place to visit close to Holsworthy if you like rivers and streams.
Beaches to visit near Holsworthy include Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
There are a number of geological features near to Holsworthy including Valley of Rocks.
Places near Holsworthy feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.
Places near Holsworthy feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Dartmoor.
The area close to Holsworthy boasts some of the best nature reserves including Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Holsworthy.
Holsworthy is near some unmissable parks like Bicton Park,
Airports to visit near Holsworthy include Exeter Airport.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is a great place to visit close to Holsworthy if you like castles.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Holsworthy's best, nearby ruins to visit in 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.
