page_title: Sharpham, Ashprington
section_title: Yarde
hierarchical_section_title: Sharpham, Ashprington / Descent / Yarde
caption_attribution_description: English: Arms of Yard of Bradley in the parish of King's Teignton, Devon: Argent, a chevron gules between three water bougets sable (Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 &amp; 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.829). These were originally the canting arms of the Bushel family of Bradley, whose heiress Elizonta Bushel married Roger Yard. The original arms of Yarde, also canting arms, were: A yard measure (Tregaskes, Jean H., Churston Story: 1088-1998, First Published 1990, Revised 2nd Edition 1998, p.14) of appearance unknown.
context_page_description: Sharpham is an historic estate in the parish of Ashprington, Devon. The Georgian mansion house, known as Sharpham House, overlooks the River Dart and is a Grade I listed building. The house was commenced in about 1770 by the Royal Navy captain Philemon Pownoll to the designs of the architect Sir Robert Taylor. In the opinion of Nikolaus Pevsner it contains "one of the most spectacular and daring later 18th century staircase designs anywhere in England". The park and gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Part of the descent of Sharpham is shown on the Palmes family heraldic pedigree roll.
context_section_description: The Giles family sold Sharpham to the Yarde family of Bradley in the parish of Kingsteignton.
  Gilbert Yard (1672/3-1707), of Sharpham, was MP for Ashburton 1705-7. He was buried at Ashprington. He was the eldest son of Gilbert Yarde (died 1692) of Bradley by his wife Elizabeth Northleigh, daughter of Henry I Northleigh of Peamore, Exminster and sister of Henry II Northleigh (1643–1694) of Peamore, three times MP for Okehampton. In 1694/5 he married Joane Blackaller (died 1725), daughter of Henry Blackaller "of Sharpham".
  Gilbert Yarde (born 1698), son and heir, of Sharpham, living in 1725.
caption: Arms of Yard: Argent, a chevron gules between three water bougets sable[21]
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