Berry Pomeroy - a village and civil parish in South Ham's district of Devon, England, about two miles east of the town of Totnes. The parish is surrounded clockwise from north parishes Ipplepen, Marldon, Torbay (unitary authority), Stoke Gabriel, Eshprington, Totnes and Littlhempston. In 2001, its population was 973 people, compared with 1193 in 1901. The main access road is carried out on the A385 road between Paignton and Totnes, which runs through the district south of the village.
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History
Berry Pomeroy was the center of the great feudal barony of Berry Pomeroy, which was ruled by Ralph de Pomeroy at the time of the Book of Judgment Day (1086). The Pomeroy family retained the barony until 1547.
William of Orange is said to have held his first parliament at Parliamentary Cottage in Longcombe in the parish, after landing at Brixham at the start of the Glorious Revolution in November 1688. He was subsequently entertained at Berry Pomeroy Castle by Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet.
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From 1681 to 1834, the village was served by only three vicars: John Prince, John Fox and John Edwards.
During World War II, American soldiers were stationed in the village during construction until D-Day, and were quartered in tents opposite the church, displaying items from the time. American veterans visited Berry Pomeroy again to mark the 60th anniversary of the invasion.
On October 5, 2019, more than fifty people were injured when a double-decker bus overturned at high speed onto the A385 road in the parish.
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Berry Pomeroy Castle, about a mile northeast of the village, was built as the home of the Pomeroy family, probably in the late 15th century. In 1548 it was sold to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. The castle was abandoned in the late 17th century and was later considered a "romantic ruin" by the Victorians. It is still owned by the Duke of Somerset, but is now served by English Heritage. The castle is often referred to as the most visited castle in Britain.
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Parish church
The Church of St. Mary in the village has a grate on the counter. forty-two feet long. Described by Pevzner as “one of the most perfect in Devon,” it is unusual in that it is completed from the north to the south wall, and also in that it retains its original vault, cornice and ridge. Figures are painted on the casing. the stained glass windows include several restored old fragments, but the most noteworthy are panels by Christopher Wall (1897 and 1908) and his daughter Veronica Wall (1926).
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Among the church's monuments is the chest with the coffin of Sir Richard Pomeroy (died 1496) and his wife. Also a monument in 1613 to Lord Edward Seymour (died 1593) and his son and daughter-in-law. The figures carved on it were described by Pevsner as "startlingly naive."
The church is depicted in Ang Lee 's final wedding scene from the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility.