page_title: Manor of Clovelly
section_title: Cary
hierarchical_section_title: Manor of Clovelly / Descent / Cary
caption_attribution_description: English: Seats of the Cary family in Devon, England. Cary, in the parish of St Giles-on-the-Heath, next to the River Cary; Clovelly and Cockington, the latter both purchased by Sir John Cary (d.1395), Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament for Devon
context_page_description: The Manor of Clovelly is a historic manor in North Devon, England. Within the manor are situated the manor house known as Clovelly Court, the parish church of All Saints, and the famous picturesque fishing village of Clovelly. The parish church is unusually well-filled with well-preserved monuments to the lords of the manor, of the families of Cary, Hamlyn, Fane, Manners and Asquith. In 2015 the Rous family, direct descendants via several female lines of Zachary Hamlyn the only purchaser of Clovelly since the 14th century, still own the estate or former manor, amounting to about 2,000 acres, including Clovelly Court and the advowson of the parish church, and the village of Clovelly, run as a major tourist attraction with annual paying visitor numbers of about 200,000.
context_section_description: In the 14th century, Clovely is found held by the Cary family:
caption: Seats of the Cary family in Devon: Cary, in the parish of St Giles in the Heath, next to the River Cary; Clovelly and Cockington, the latter both purchased by Sir John Cary (died 1395), Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament for Devon
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