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Tawton: The First Saxon Bishopric of Devon

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 7 (1875), pp. 75-78 (1899), pp. 89-101.

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J.N. Chanter

Prepared by Michael Steer

In 905, the Diocese of Tawton was separated from that of Sherborne, with Werstan installed as its first Bishop that year, followed by Putta in 909. In 913, the Diocese was transferred to Crediton. Although this series of events is widely believed and often written, it has been difficult to prove and the debate continues. It is thought that the bishop continued to have a palace in the village of Bishops Tawton long after the See was removed and traces of the original palace building have been incorporated into the house at Court Farm. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. This rare book was produced from a copy held by the New York Public Library, and is available from the Internet Archive.