racy ▁( d ied ▁ 1 2 7 4 ) ▁made ▁T aw stock ▁his ▁seat , ▁apparently ▁having ▁abandoned ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Castle ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁bar ony . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁are ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁monuments ▁in ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church , ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁T aw stock ▁( s itu ated ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁house ) ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁Pe vs ner ▁contains ▁" the ▁best ▁collection ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁( of ▁Dev on ) ▁apart ▁from ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ", ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁H os kins ▁" contains ▁the ▁fin est ▁collection ▁of ▁monuments ▁in ▁Dev on ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁in ▁England ". ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁house , ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁as ▁T aw stock ▁House ▁and ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁T aw stock ▁Court , ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁ne o - g oth ic ▁architect ural ▁style , ▁having ▁replaced ▁the ▁former ▁T ud or ▁m ansion ▁which ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 . ▁The ▁only ▁surv ival ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁house ▁is ▁the ▁splendid ▁T ud or ▁gate house ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 4 ▁dat estone , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁in ▁Dev on . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁on ▁this ▁property ▁are