church, Bethany Evangelical Church and a Salvation Army church and centre in Lancaster Gardens. Recently, what was formerly the Whitleigh Christian Centre has now been re-opened as Engage Whitleigh. Engage Whitleigh is a Pentecostal church in fellowship with the Assemblies of God which is able to provide community-based conferencing facilities. Fownes family Whitley was a seat of the Fownes family from the 17th century. John Fownes (1614–1646) of Whitley was the 4th son of Thomas Fownes (d.1638) of Plymouth, Mayor of Plymouth in 1619. He married Catherine Champernowne (d.1642/3), 5th daughter of Arthur Champernowne of Dartington. His son was John Fownes (1640–1670) of Whitley, who married Mary Northleigh (d.1669), a daughter of Henry Northleigh (1612–1675) of Peamore, Exminster by his wife Lettice Yarde, daughter of Edward Yarde of Bradley, Devon. Their monument survives in St Budeaux Church inscribed as follows: "In memorie of John Fownes of Whitley Esq: and of Mary his wife Daughter of Henry Northleigh of Peamore Esq: He dyed the 22nd day of Aprill 1670 ætatis 30, She dyed the 18th day of Aprill 1669 ætatis 28 Also Elizabeth their daughter dyed the 31 day of March 1669, Leavinge survivinge children John. Henry Katherine and Mary". Their eldest son and heir was John Fownes (1661–1731) of Kittery Court, a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1713–14. His grandson was Henry Fownes Luttrell (1722–1780) (who adopted the additional surname of Luttrell) of Dunster Castle, Somerset, High Sheriff of Somerset from 1754 to 1755, and a Member of Parliament for the borough of Minehead from 1768 to 1774. References Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon