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Potheridge (alias Great Potheridge, Poderigge, Poderidge or Powdrich) is a former Domesday Book estate in the parish of Merton, in the historic hundred of Shebbear, 3 miles south-east of Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Potheridge (alias Great Potheridge, Poderigge, Poderidge or Powdrich) is a former Domesday Book estate in the parish of Merton, in the historic hundred of Shebbear, 3 miles south-east of Great Torrington, Devon, England.
All the evidence suggests that Great Potheridge was once a very important house, rebuilt by one of the most eminent men of the time. It appears that only a fragment remains but this still gives an impression of its former greatness and constitutes an important survival both historically and architecturally.
Great Potheridge was built on the success of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 by one of the leading figures of the Civil War, General Monk. Though he was born in Potheridge in the parish of Merton in Devon his exemplary service took him to Spain, the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and the duchy of Luxembourg), Ireland and Scotland.
Great Potheridge is a Grade I listed building in Merton, Devon, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Potheridge ( alias Great Potheridge, Poderigge, Poderidge or Powdrich) is a former Domesday Book estate in the parish of Merton, in the historic hundred of Shebbear, 3 miles south-east of Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Potheridge, now a farmhouse, long the seat of the Monck family and the birthplace in 1608 of General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, the main force behind the Restoration of the Monarchy to King CHarles II in 1660.
