Spitchwick

Spitchwick House in 2006, viewed from east
Lower Lodge, gatehouse to Spitchwick House
"Dr Blackall's Drive", part of the carriage drive created by Thomas Blackall (d.1899), MD,[1] of Spitchwick in the C19. Here it approaches Brake Corner and Aish Tor, skirting fields on the left

Spitchwick is an historic estate situated within the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor,[2] Devon. The present 19th century mansion house known as Spitchwick Manor is situated four miles north-west of Ashburton,[3] the gardens of which are open to the paying public.

  1. ^ "Blackall's Drive | Legendary Dartmoor". 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.378
  3. ^ "What the Trust does | Devon Gardens Trust".