Stover | |
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Location | Teigngrace |
Coordinates | 50°33′22″N 3°38′28″W / 50.5560°N 3.6411°W |
OS grid reference | SX 83846 74204 |
Built | 1776-1780 |
Built for | James Templer |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 1986 |
Reference no. | 1334127 |
Stover is a historic estate in the parish of Teigngrace, about halfway between the towns of Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey in South Devon, England. It was bought by James Templer (1722–1782) in 1765 and passed through three generations of that family before being bought by Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset in 1829.
The Georgian mansion, sometimes called Stover House, was built by the first James Templer. It is a Grade II* listed building. Since 1932 the house and part of the former estate have been occupied by a private school.
114 acres of the former estate situated south of the A38 now forms Stover Country Park, a nature reserve owned and managed by Devon County Council and open to the public.