Feudal barony of Berry Pomeroy

It had its caput at the manor of Berry Pomeroy, 20 miles south of the City of Exeter and 2 miles east of the town of Totnes, where was situated Totnes Castle, the caput of the feudal barony of Totnes.

The exact location of the 11th-century baron's residence is unclear; perhaps it was next to the parish church on the site of the former rectory known as Berry House,[2][3] as it is now believed that the nearby ruined Berry Pomeroy Castle was not built until the 15th century.

[4] The manor and barony was owned by the Pomeroy family from before 1086 until 1547, when it was purchased by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, in whose family it has since remained.

Today the manor and much of the former estate belongs to his descendant the Duke of Somerset, seated at Maiden Bradley House in Wiltshire.

The descent of the barony in the de la Pomeroy family is as follows:[10] The descent of Berry Pomeroy in the Seymour family is as follows:[26]

Arms of Pomeroy Or, a lion rampant guardant gules armed and langued azure a bordure engrailed sable [ 7 ]
Arms of Seymour of Berry Pomeroy: Gules, two wings conjoined in lure or . [ 25 ]
Monument to Lord Edward Seymour (d. 1593), and to his son and daughter-in-law, Berry Pomeroy Church