The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...

The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners
Palmers of Wood Court, Devon 284 . They were descended from the ancient
house of Palmer at Leigh, in Kent. 285
The crest is a fox, consistent with the purpose for which the Stable Block was
built. It is uncertain whether George Palmer was actually entitled to a coat of
arms
Fig. 26 Coat of arms above Stable Yard building *
The “Hunting Bridge” that crossed the River Avon close to the (later) location
of the WWII pill boxes (see next page) was almost certainly put in place by
George Palmer to allow the Hunt to cross the River; it does not appear on maps
284 Burke General Armory (1844)
285 At this date they were borne by the Rev. William Palmer, DD, vicar of Yarcombe,.
Alumnii Oxeniensis gives that he was the son of William of Charstock, Dorset. From
the timings and ages it would seem possible that George Palmer was a nephew or cousin,
and so not entitled to use the arms. Further investigations of this family and their
links, if any, to the Palmers of Lackham, remain to be made.
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