'A Devon family and their estates. The Northcotes of Upton Pyne, 1660-1851' in C W Chalklin & J R Wordie (eds), Town and Countryside. The English landowner in the national economy. 1660-1860

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Author(s) Keeley, P J
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1989
Pages pp174-90
Publisher Unwin Hyman
Place Published London

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the Northcote family, later Earls of Iddesleigh, their success in the Devon cloth trade and their establishment of a landed estate at Upton Pyne. Focuses in particular on the work of the 7th baronet, 1784-1851, and his estate management. Includes also the family's involvement in the Western Bank at Exeter, 1793-98