After the death of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham in 1535, Kingston married his widow, Mary, daughter of Sir John Gainsford, and left Gloucestershire to reside at Chudleigh, Devon, which, with Honiton, belonged to his wife's jointure.
The village's name is spoofed as "Chudley" in the Harry Potter books.
Edward Fortescue Wright CMG (born 11 March 1858 in Coburg, Chudleigh, Devon, murdered on 23 November 1904 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a Gloucestershire cricketer who emigrated to the West Indies.
#Hugh, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1663–1730)
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Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford.
It has been the seat of the Clifford family for over four hundred years, and the owners have held the title Baron Clifford of Chudleigh since 1672.
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William Clifford, son of Lord Clifford of Ugbrooke, Chudleigh, bought a large amount of agricultural land in the Marlborough region of New Zealand and built a mansion named after the family home.
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Later on he worked as a steward in Chudleigh Conservative Club and as a security guard with British Aerospace.
Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1663–1730) was baptized on 21 December 1663 in Ugbrooke and died on 12 October 1730 in Cannington, Somerset, England.
William Clifford, the second son of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh in Devon, was consecrated by Pope Pius IX on 15 February 1857, and enthroned at the Pro-cathedral on 17 March 1857.
The A38 road covers some of the route near to Chudleigh, the intersection on the A38 at this point is named "Chudleigh Station".
It is situated 2½ miles north of Chudleigh, at the foot of the Haldon Hills.
There they meet Cruwys Morchard, who is actually Clytie Potts, and Chudleigh Pomeroy, the former head of Tom's Guild, who is now the Lord Mayor of London.