Chudleigh, near Exeter
Devon
England
Historic County: DevonshireCirca Date: 13th century core w/16th, 17th, 18th & 19th century alterations and additions
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: Yes
Country House: Yes
The House from "Morris's Views of Seats," circa 1870.
The House from an early 19th century engraving
Collections: The Clifford papers of 1670 on the Secret Treaty of Dover, formerly in the collection at Ugbrooke, are today in the collection of the British Library. The treaty was an agreement between England and France that required Charles II to convert to Roman Catholicism and to assist Louis XIV with 60 warships and 4,000 soldiers to help in France's war against the Dutch republic; in exchange, Charles would receive a secret annual pension of £230,000, as well as a bonus when he informed the English people of his conversion.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 150, 1853.
Country Life: CXLII, 138, 203, 266, 1967.
Title: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1990
Author: Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (Editors)
Year Published: 1990
Reference: pg. P 262
Publisher: London: Debrett's Peerage Limited (New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc.)
ISBN: 0312046405
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh; Clifford family here since the 16th century.
Past Seat / Home of: Bishops of Exeter, 13th century. Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, until 1783; Hugh Edward Henry Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, 1783-93; Charles Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, 1793-1831. Henry Vavasour, late 19th century; Vavasour family (as tenants) here until 1992.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01626-852-179
Fax: 01626-853-322
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ugbrooke.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: Yes