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Bowringsleigh, Devon

Bowringsleigh is an Elizabethan country house and estate near West Alvington, Devon. A house on the estate dates back to at least 1303, though the present house was built for the Bowring family in Tudor times. The present baronial appearance, with a castellated four-storey tower to the right of the Tudor frontage, is due to Richard Coad’s restoration of 1868-73 for William Roope Illbert. The house is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1170092.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.28579,-3.8013034
Grid Reference: SX 7176 4442
Civil Parish: West Alvington CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 300054
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bowringsleigh,_Devon_300054

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