Manor of Tor Mohun

It contains several monuments, most notably to Thomas Ridgeway (1543–1598) of Torwood House, lord of the manor of Tor Mohun, and of the Cary families of nearby Torre Abbey, and Cockington Court,[3] both within the parish.

She brought him a great estate, and "is set down among the benefactors to the new Cathedral Church of Salisbury, having contributed thereto all the marble necessary for the building thereof for twelve years.

His son Thomas Ridgeway (1543–1598), MP, later purchased the adjoining Torre Abbey[10] from Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet (c. 1563–1613)[7] of Berry Pomeroy, Devon.

[15] His two daughters and co-heiresses were: In about 1768,[13] the Earl of Donegal sold Tor Mohun with its manor house known as Torwood,[17] and several other estates, to Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet (1717–1798), who had recently returned from his career as Governor of Madras in the East Indies with a "princely fortune" at his disposal and was "in quest of a seat in his native county where he might enjoy the fruits of his toil in elegant leisure and courteous hospitality".

[citation needed] He attempted to buy back the fields in question from his neighbour Mr Cary of Torre Abbey, who refused to sell.

[21] The only element he found which reminded him of the "savour of antient workmanship" was the staircase, the steps of which were made not of planks but of solid blocks of oak.