Bableigh, Parkham

Bableigh (pronounced Babe-leigh) is an historic estate in the parish of Parkham in North Devon, England. It is separated from the village of Parkham by the Bableigh Brook. It was the earliest recorded seat of the Risdon family in Devonshire, from which was descended the Devon historian Tristram Risdon (died 1640).

The holder of Bableigh during the reign of King William the Conqueror 91066-10870 was Robert de Oilgi.

According to Tristram Risdon (died 1640) himself, in his work The Survey of Devon, the Risdon family originated in Gloucestershire, where during the reign of King Richard I (1189–1199) they were lords of the manor of Risdon. The Risdon family is first recorded at Bableigh in 1274, and a member of this family, apparently Giles Risdon (1494–1583), built the north aisle of Parkham Church (in which are situated several monuments to the Risdon family, now very worn and illegible) and also Veybridge (alias Heybridge) over the River Torridge. The descent of Bableigh in the Risdon family was as follows:

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