Compton Castle

Arms of Gilbert: *Argent, on a chevron gules three roses of the field*^[1]

Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon^[2] in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton (formerly "Compton Pole"), about 5 miles (8 km) west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England (grid reference SX865648). The estate was home to the families of Compton, de la Pole, Doddiscombe,^[3] Gilbert and Templer.^[4] The castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the time since it was built.^[5] Listed as a Grade 1 set of buildings, it has been a National Trust property since 1951.^[6]

^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.886
^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.149
^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.280
^ White's Devonshire Directory, 1850, re: Marldon [1] Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Compton Castle". By the Dart. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Gray, Todd (1995). The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. University of Exeter Press. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-85989-453-1.

[1] Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.886

[2] Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.149

[3] Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.280

[4] White's Devonshire Directory, 1850, re: Marldon [1] Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Compton Castle". By the Dart. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[Gray1995-6] Gray, Todd (1995). The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. University of Exeter Press. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-85989-453-1.

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