Ilsham

Title

Ilsham

Also Known As

Eylsham, Ylsham

Dates

Founded by 15th c.; dissolved 16th c.

Affiliation

Torre

Medieval Diocese

Exeter

History

A grange of Torre Abbey, in its possession by ca. 1200 or from 1489; sources vary. It was in the possession of Torre until the Dissolution. An oratory chapel survives on the site.

Status

Grange

Reference

HE: Ilsham Manor Oratory

Bibliography

Handford, Ian. “Ilsham Chapel Dates Back to Saxon Times and the Canons of Torre Abbey.” Torbay Weekly, February 13, 2022. https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/local-news/1224605/ilsham-chapel-dates-back-to-saxon-times-and-the-canons-of-torre-abbey.html.
Retallick, Leslie. Ilsham Chapel, Torquay. Torquay: Torbay Civic Society, 1987.

Image Credit

A Blue Plaque commemorating the location of Ilsham Chapel, 2017. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Southern England

Citation

“Ilsham,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/763.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Torre