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Potheridge. Coordinates: 50.9123°N 4.1155°W. Great Potheridge in 2014, the surviving wing of George Monck's mansion, south front. 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 ...
Sir Thomas Monck (1570 – 1627) (alias Monk, Monke, etc.) of Potheridge in the parish of Merton, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Camelford, Cornwall, in 1626. He was the father of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–70), KG and of Nicholas Monck (c. 1610–1661), Bishop of Hereford.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. It is the site of a former grand mansion house re-built by George Monck, 1st Duke of ...
Potheridge, a hamlet in Merton parish, Devonshire, on the river Torridge, 4½ miles SE of Great Torrington. The manor belonged to the Le Moignes, and passed to the Monks and the Rolles. The manor house was the birthplace of General Monk, Duke of Albemarle, and was mostly pulled down after the death of his duchess.
- Potheridge, Devon
Place: Potheridge Devon. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Potheridge like this: POTHERIDGE, a hamlet in Merton parish, Devon; on the river Torridge, 4¼ miles S E of Great Torrington.
George Monck. George was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck (or Monk) and Elizabeth (Smith) and was born at Potheridge in Devon 6th December 1608. George was a distinguished naval captain and under Cromwell he was General of the land forces and Admiral at Sea.
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.
