History of Langdon Court
Langdon Court, a former English Manor House, in Wembury, South Devon, is noted in the Domesday Book as having been granted to the Norman Baron Jodhel for his support of King William after the Battle of Hastings. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, very close to Plymouth Sound. The South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB covers 337 square Kilometres including much of the South Hams area of Devon and the rugged coastline from Jennycliff The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. Jodhel in turn granted Langdon to one of his Knights named Walden.
Langdon moved from Knight Walden to the Pipard family and then to the great Courtenay family of Devon. The House of Courtenay was an important dynasty in Medieval France originating from the castle of Courtenay in the Gâtinais ( Loiret) going This family held the estate for nearly 200 years, with the last Courtenay being Marquis of Exeter who was beheaded for treason by Henry VIII in 1539. Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of This was probably for his opposition to Henry’s break with Rome and the creation of the Church of England. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The house later passed to Henry's widow Catherine Parr. Catherine Parr ( c 1512 &ndash 5 September 1548 also known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e, was the last of the six wives of Henry In 1564 Queen Elizabeth I granted Langdon Court to Vincent Calmady for services to the Navy. This was the start of a of great building and landscaping period, much of which is seen at Langdon today. The Calmady family also created an early English Renaissance garden which can still be admired. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Langdon Court remained in the Calmady family until 1876 when the last daughters in the Calmady line died.
Richard Cory purchased Langdon Court in 1976. He was the son of William Cory who founded the coal shipping and bunkering firm in London known as Wm Cory and Sons Ltd. Cory Environmental is a large waste disposal company based in the United Kingdom. It was during his tenure that extensive repairs and alterations were made to the house.
On several occasions, Richard Corey played host to his friend the Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VII. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom Edward was often accompanied by his friend, the society beauty and actress Lillie Langtry. Lillie Langtry ( 13 October 1853 &ndash 12 February 1929) born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, was a highly successful British
On Richard Corey’s death in 1904 the estate was broken up and a Mrs. Kenyon-Slaney bought the house and ten acres of land. She lived here until the beginning of the Second World War. After the war Langdon Court was purchased by Plymouth Council and used as a children’s convalescent home.
It was in 1960 when the council sold the building that the necessary work was carried out to convert the building into Langdon Court Hotel as it remains today.
External Links
- http://www.langdoncourt.com/ Langdon Court Hotel and Restaurant
- Wembury Wembury on Wikipedia
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