Creedy, Sandford

Creedy is an historic estate in the parish of Sandford, near Crediton in Devon. It is named from its location on the west side of the River Creedy. It was the seat of the Davie family (created Davie baronets in 1641) from about 1600 until the late 20th century. The mansion house on the estate has been called at various times New House, Creedy House, and as presently, Creedy Park. It was first built in about 1600, rebuilt in 1846, burnt down in 1915 and rebuilt 1916-21. It is surrounded by a large park, the boundary of which is enclosed by a stone and brick wall several miles long.

According to the Devon historians Pole (died 1635) and Risdon (died 1640), anciently several different estates named "Creedy" existed within West Budleigh hundred in the general area of the River Creedy near or in the parishes of Sandford, on the west side of the river, and Shobrooke, on the east side of the river. It is not possible to identify today's estate with certainty to one of these ancient estates. They were as follows:

Creedy Hilion, stated by Pole to have been held by the Hilion family of Asheriston (Ashton) until at least the reign of King Edward III (1327–1377). It then passed to the Dowrish family, of Dowrish in the parish of Sandford. By Dowrish it was then sold to George Carew (1497/8–1583), Archdeacon of Exeter, whose daughter Mary Carew (died 1604) (whose monumental brass survives in Sandford Church) married Walter Dowrish of Dowrish, and descended successively to his sons Sir Peter Carew (died 1575), slain in Ireland, of Upton Helion, near Crediton, and George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (1555–1629), who sold it to Walter Yonge (1579–1649), MP for Honiton, of Upton Hilion and of Colyton.

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