Langdon Court is a former manor house , in Wembury , South Devon , England . It consists of a single courtyard mansion from 1693 and a walled formal garden . The house is a Grade II '' Langedone '' is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1087 as having been a double manor amongst the 107 Devon holdings granted to Juhel de Totnes ( d. 1123/30 ) , feudal baron of Totnes , by William the Conqueror for his support during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 . Before 1066 one part had been held by '' Heche '' ( or " Heca " ) , the other by '' Gode '' ( or " Goda " ) . Juhel in turn granted both parts of Langdon to one of his knights named '' Waldin '' During the reign of King Henry III ( 1216 – 1272 ) Langdon was held by the Pipard family and then by the great Courtenay family , Earls of Devon . This family held the estate for nearly 200 years , with the last Courtenay being Marquis of Exeter who in 1538 was beheaded for treason by King Henry VIII . This was probably due to his opposition to Henry ’s break with Rome and the creation of the Church of England during the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Langdon Court, Devon