Newnham Park

Newnham Park, built circa 1720, viewed in 2014
"Nuneham, seat of ... Stroud Esq.", 1797 watercolour of Newnham Park (mansion house far right) by Rev John Swete (1789-1800). Devon Record Office 564M/F13/73
Setting of Loughtor Mill, viewed from within the Newnham Park parkland
Loughtor Mill, on the Newnham Park estate, in 2014 occupied by a motor repair garage

Newnham Park (before circa 1718[1] Loughtor) is an historic estate in the civil parish of Sparkwell, Devon, UK. It was known as Loughtor until about 1700 when the ancient Strode family, long seated at Newnham, about 1 mile south-east of the manor house of Loughtor, abandoned Newnham and moved their residence to Loughtor (which they had inherited by a marriage in the 16th century) where they built a new mansion house which they renamed "Newnham Park". In 2014 the mansion house with an estate of about 1,550 acres[2] is still owned by a descendant (via various female lines) of the Courtenay and Strode families which held the estate from the 15th century,[3] and which were well established in the county of Devon long before that time. In 2014 part of the estate is operated as a commercial clay-pigeon shooting ground.[4]

  1. ^ Following death in 1718 of William Strode his heir was his nephew Sidney II Strode (1684-1721) who moved his residence from Old Newnham to Loughtor, see below
  2. ^ "Home". newnham.co.uk.
  3. ^ See descent below, David Michael Strode Cobbold is the owner of Newnham Park in 2014
  4. ^ "Home". newnham.co.uk.