PLACES
NORTH WYKE
View from the gardens of North Wyke manor house.
Situated in South Tawton in Devon, North Wyke manor house was the seat of the Wyke (or Wykes) family from the 1242 to 1714, and was the family residence of John 'Warrior' Wykes (c.1525-1591) and his wife Mary Giffard (d.1598). John is credited with completing the building of the mansion.
[image copyright: Jane Sercombe Lewis]