Manor of Upton Pyne

The Manor of Upton Pyne is a former manor in the county of Devon, England. The manor included the village of Upton Pyne situated about 3 miles northwest of the historic centre of Exeter. The manor house is Pynes House.

Pynes House, the manor house of the manor of Upton Pyne

Descent of the manor

The manor of Upton Pynes was held by the Pyne family for ten generations from the time of King Henry I, following which it passed to the Larder family, which held it for another five generations.[1] It then passed through the Copleston and Stafford families,[2] until 1732 when it passed to the Northcote family on the marriage of the heiress of Hugh Stafford to Sir Henry Northcote, 5th Baronet.[3]

Following his marriage Northcote abandoned the family seat of Hayne, which sank to the status of a farmhouse, and moved to Pynes House.[3]

The Earl of Iddesleigh sold Pynes in 1998.

References
  1. Hoskins, W. G. (1972). A New Survey of England: Devon (New ed.). London: Collins. p. 510. ISBN 0-7153-5577-5.
  2. Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 178. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  3. Lauder, Rosemary (2002). Devon Families. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 111. ISBN 1-84114-140-2.
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