3-622: The Fowell Baronetcy , of Fowellscombe in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England . It was created on 30 April 1661 for Edmund Fowell of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ugborough , Devon, previously Member of Parliament for Ashburton . The second Baronet also represented Ashburton in Parliament. The third Baronet was Member of Parliament for Totnes . The title became extinct on his death in 1692. Fowelscombe Fowelscombe
6-494: Is a historic manor in the parish of Ugborough in Devon , England. The large ancient manor house known as Fowelscombe House survives only as an ivy-covered "romantic ruin" overgrown by trees and nettles, situated 1 mile south-east of the village of Ugborough. The ruins are a Grade II listed building. It is believed to be one of three possible houses on which Conan Doyle based his "Baskerville Hall" in his novel The Hound of
9-460: The Baskervilles , (1901–02) the others being Hayford Hall (also owned by John King (died 1861) of Fowelscombe) and Brook Manor. In the time of William Pole (died 1635), the manor of Fowelscombe comprised the estates of Bolterscombe, Smythescombe and Black Hall, situated in the parishes of Ugborough and North Huish . The main building took the form of a hall house surrounded by parkland and
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