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HER Number:MDV107884
Name:Westabrook Farmstead now Willow Tree Cottage, Ashburton

Summary

Westabrook farmstead shown on 19th century maps to the north-east of the later 'Westabrook House'. Westabrook was mentioned in 1604. Now known as Willow Tree Cottage

Location

Grid Reference:SX 752 707
Map Sheet:SX77SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XVI to XXI - 1600 AD to 2014 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

'Westabrook' shown on 19th century Tithe Map as two rectangular buildings and a small square building around an irregular shaped yard with an isolated building in a field to the south-west.


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Group of buildings in an irregular shaped yard to the north-east of 'Westabrook House'.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 465 (Monograph). SDV337894.

'Westabrook' was mentioned in 1604.


White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Westabrook (Un-published). SDV352501.

Westabrook shown on 19th century map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67278 ]
SDV337894Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 465.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV352501Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Westabrook.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 19 2014 2:57PM