Beaford Devon
Church of Saint George and All Saints, Beaford Devon before the 16c Reformation was dedicated only to St George. 
Rebuilt in the 15c, the present building replaced an earlier Norman one, from which the 12c font survives.  <a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1MPi4e0949">www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1MPi4e0949</a>
It now consists of a continuous 15c four-bay granite arcaded nave and one-bay chancel under a 19c barrel roof , 15c four-bay south aisle with 15c porch in second bay from west,  one-bay north Upcott chapel aisle &amp; vestry 
The lateral two stage north tower in the angle of north Upcott aisle, is topped topped with a stumpy Welsh-slate broach spire with lead finial.  It was first built in 1802 &amp; again in 1909-10 to the designs of Mr. Harbottle Reed at a cost of £1,100 in Early English style.   The foundation stone is inscribed: &quot;To the glory of God, this stone was laid by Mrs F W King - Church, February 10th 1909&quot;
The tower contains 6 bells some of c 1432 inscribed in Old English lettering ; &quot;Plebs ois plaudit ut me tam sepius audit;&quot; (The people clapped their hands to hear me so often);  &quot;Est michi collatum IHS istud nomen amatum;&quot; (This beloved name was bestowed upon me by Christ) ;  the tenor dated 1720 weighs 6 cwt. and 3 qrs.; two of the old bells have been recast and 3 new ones added:

All restored, reseated and windows reglazed in 1877 - 8 , together with a new stone pulpit, a chancel screen by Harry Hems of Exeter, lectern and reading desk at a cost of 
c £1,300:  - the stone pulpit and the chancel screen were gifts of the late Archdeacon Furse of Westminster
The north Upcott aisle was restored in 1879 at the expense of T. W. Snell esq.
The chancel was also refurbished in late 19c , the gift of the late rector Rev Joseph Ray.  

Within the parish, the estates of Upcott, Warham and Woodleigh /  Woolleigh / Wooleig were once important.   -   Woolleigh was the seat of the Mallet family until the death of Robert Mallet.   His widow was Elizabeth <a href="https://flic.kr/p/xSBkjQ" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/xSBkjQ</a> daughter of the wealthy George Rolle 1552 of Stevenstone near Great Torrington,  remarried Sir John Acland 1620 <a href="https://flic.kr/p/xSBkiC" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/xSBkiC</a> of Columb John &amp; Broadclyst.   During Elizabeth's lifetime the couple lived at Woolleigh.    Sir John Acland's nephew Sir Arthur Acland 1610 <a href="https://flic.kr/p/yaWAiT" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/yaWAiT</a> m Eleanor daughter and heir of Robert Mallet &amp; Elizabeth Rolle, and thus Wooleigh passed into the Acland family,  later of Killerton. The son and heir of Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet 1713  was John Acland 1703 who lived at Wooleigh whilst his father lived at Killerton.  The present farmhouse incorporates part of the mediaeval manor house which retains remains of a 15c family chapel.


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