|
TEIGNMOUTH , a seaport and See also:market See also:town in the See also:Ashburton See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Devonshire, See also:England, at the mouth of the See also:river Teign, on the See also:English Channel, 15 M. S. by E. of See also:Exeter, by the See also:Great Western railway. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 8636. Two parishes, See also:East and See also:West Teignmouth, See also:form the town. It lies partly on a See also:peninsula between the river and the See also:sea, partly on the wooded uplands which enclose the valley and rise gradually to the high See also:moors beneath Heytor. The Den, or Dene, forms a See also:promenade along the sea-front, with a small lighthouse and a See also:pier. St See also:Michael's See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church in East Teignmouth was rebuilt in 1824 in Decorated See also:style, but retains a See also:Norman See also:doorway and other See also:ancient portions; of St See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James', in West Teignmouth, the See also:south See also:porch and See also:tower are Norman. There are a theological See also:college for Redemptorists, and a See also:Benedictine See also:convent, dedicated to St Scholastica. The entrance to the See also:harbour has been improved by dredging, and the two quays accommodate vessels See also:drawing 13 ft. at See also:neap tides. Pipeclay and See also:china See also:clay, from Kingsteignton, are shipped for the See also:Stafford-See also:shire See also:potteries, while See also:coal and See also:general goods are imported. See also:Pilchard, See also:herrings, See also:whiting and See also:mackerel are taken, and See also:salmon in the Teign. Malting, See also:brewing and boatbuilding are also carried on. East Teignmouth was formerly called Teignmouth Regis, and West Teignmouth, Teignmouth Episcopi.
Teignmouth (Tennemue, Tengemue) possessed a church of St Michael as See also:early as 1044, when what is now East Teignmouth was granted by See also:Edward the See also:Confessor to See also:Leofric, See also:bishop of Exeter, and an allusion to salterers in the same See also:- GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
- GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
- GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
- GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
- GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
- GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
- GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
- GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
- GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
- GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
- GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
- GRANT, U
- GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)
grant proves the existence of the See also:salt See also:industry at that date. Teignmouth is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey, but in 1276 what is now West Teignmouth appears as a See also:mesne See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough held by the See also:dean and See also:chapter of Exeter; what is now East Teignmouth continuing with the bishop, who was accused in that See also:year of holding in his See also:manor a market which should be held in the borough. The bishop's manor was alienated in 155o to See also:Sir See also:Andrew See also:Dudley, but West Teignmouth remained with the dean and chapter until early in the ,9th See also:century. In the See also:middle ages Teignmouth was a flourishing See also:port, able to furnish 7 See also:ships and 120 mariners to the See also:Calais expedition of 1347, and depending chiefly on the fishing and salt See also:industries. In the early See also:part of the 17th century the town had fallen into decay, but it speedily recovered, and in 1744 could contribute twenty vessels to the See also:Newfoundland See also:shipping See also:trade. The borough was never represented in See also:parliament, nor incorporated by See also:charter. The Saturday market, which was held up to the 19th century, is mentioned in 1220, and was confirmed by royal charter in 1253, together with a See also:fair at Michaelmas. Teignmouth was burned by See also:French pirates in 1340, and was again devastated by the French on the 26th of See also:June 169o.
See See also:Victoria See also:County See also:History, Devonshire; The Teignmouth See also:Guide and See also:Complete Handbook to the Town and Neighbourhood (Teignmouth, 1875).
End of Article: TEIGNMOUTH
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|
del.icio.us it!