page_title: Sandford, Devon
section_title: Dowrich
hierarchical_section_title: Sandford, Devon / Historic estates / Dowrich
caption_attribution_description: English: 15th century gatehouse to mansion house of Dowrich in the parish of Sandford, near Crediton, Devon.
context_page_description: Sandford is a village and civil parish in the District of Mid Devon within Devon, England. Sandford is part of the electoral ward named Sandford and Creedy. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 3,429.
context_section_description: Dowrich (anciently Dowrish) is an historic estate in the parish of Sandford.  Between the 12th century and 1717 it was the seat of the ancient gentry family of Dowrish (originally de Dowrish) which took its name from the estate where it had become established before the reign of King John (1199-1216), when it built a castle keep on the site. A 15th century gatehouse survives there today, next to the ancient mansion house. The arms of the Dowrish family were: Argent a bend cotised sable a bordure engrailed of the last. An elaborate monumental brass survives in Sandford Church to the wife of Walter Dowrish, namely Mary Carew (1550-1604), daughter of Dr. George Carew, Dean of Windsor, 3rd son of Sir Edmund Carew, Baron Carew, of Mohuns Ottery in the parish of Luppitt, Devon, and sister of George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (1555-1629).
caption: Dowrich, 15th century gatehouse, viewed in 2011
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