Calverleigh

Calverleigh
Calverleigh
	St Mary the Virgin church, Calverleigh
	Calverleigh Location within Devon
Civil parish	Loxbeare;
District	Mid Devon;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of placesUKEnglandDevon50°55′08″N 3°32′10″W / 50.919°N 3.536°W

Calverleigh (anciently Calwoodleigh)^[1] is a village and former civil parish and manor, now in the parish of Loxbeare, in the Mid Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated 2 miles north-west of Tiverton. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.^[2] The resident lords of the manor were for many generations the Calwoodleigh family.^[3] In 1881 the parish had a population of 83.^[4] On 25 March 1885 the parish was abolished and merged with Loxbeare.^[5]

Calverleigh Court

The manor house called Calverleigh Court is situated to the west of the parish church and was rebuilt in 1844–5 by Joseph Chichester Nagle to the design of George Wightwick (1802–1872) of Plymouth.^[6]

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Calverleigh
St Mary the Virgin church, Calverleigh
Calverleigh Location within Devon
Civil parish	Loxbeare
District	Mid Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Devon 50°55′08″N 3°32′10″W / 50.919°N 3.536°W / 50.919; -3.536