Cornworthy

Cornworthy is a village and civil parish in the South Hams, Devon, England.

Cornworthy

Hunters' Lodge, Cornworthy
Cornworthy
Location within Devon
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOTNES
Postcode districtTQ9
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western

The hamlet of East Cornworthy lies due east of the village at grid reference SX847552.

An old map of Cornworthy

The nearby Cornworthy Priory, originally established for nuns of the order of St. Austin, is now a Grade I listed building.

Cornworthy Church contains the tomb of the Harris family, who were Lords of the Manor from the mid-sixteenth century onwards. It was erected by Lady Elizabeth Harris, widow of Sir Thomas Harris, in 1611, to the memory of her husband who died in 1610. Elizabeth herself is buried in the same tomb as are several other members of the family including Sir Edward Harris (died 1636), eldest son of Thomas and Elizabeth. Edward spent much of his life in Ireland, where he became a substantial landowner and Chief Justice of Munster. He was the grandfather of the celebrated faith healer Valentine Greatrakes. Thomas and Elizabeth's family also included Anne who became a noted poet.[1]

References
  1. Jean Klene, ‘Southwell, Anne, Lady Southwell (bap. 1574, d. 1636)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Oct 2017


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