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Orcheton (anciently Orcharton, etc.) is an
historic estate in the
parish of
Modbury in Devon. The
present house,
known as
Great Orcheton Farm is situated...
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maintains the name.
Orcheton within the
parish was long a seat of the
Prideaux family. The much
mutilated effigy survives in the
Orcheton (or Prideaux) aisle...
- Sir John
Prideaux (c. 1347 – 1403), of
Orcheton in Modbury, Devon, was an
English Member of
Parliament for
Devon in
October 1383 and
February 1386. "Prideaux...
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family The
ancient gentry family of
Prideaux was
seated variously at
Orcheton, Modbury; Adeston, Holbeton; Thuborough, Sutcombe; Soldon, Holsworthy;...
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estuary as far as Efford. From
Clyng Corn Mill (now a
private house to
Orcheton Quay)
there used to be a
canal which has long
since silted up and is now...
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relation he was to the
ancient gentry family of
Prideaux seated variously at
Orcheton, Modbury; Adeston, Holbeton; Thuborough, Sutcombe; Soldon, Holsworthy;...
- Sir John
Prideaux (fl. 1433) of
Adeston in the
parish of
Holbeton and of
Orcheton in the
parish of Modbury,
Devon married Amey (or Maude) French, heiress...
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First member Second member 1331 Sir
Roger de
Pridias (Prideaux) of
Orcheton,
Modbury 1340 Adam de
Branscombe 1356/7 John
Daubernon of
Dunsland 1364...
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Prideaux Argent, a
chevron sable in
chief a
label of
three points gules Orcheton, Modbury; Adeston, Holbeton; Thuborough, Sutcombe; Soldon, Holsworthy;...
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moved to Devon,
where it
spread out in
various branches,
earliest at
Orcheton, Modbury,
inherited by the
marriage of Sir
Thomas Pridias's
uncle Geoffry...
