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Summary

Colesworthy Cottage shown on 19th century maps as a smallholding to the west of Colesworthy farmstead

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SMALLHOLDING (XIX - 1850 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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

Rectangular building shown in red on 19th century Tithe Map suggesting habitation with a small detached building to the south. The Apportionment for 'Colesway or Colesworthy' farm lists Field Number 691 as '2 Cottages and Garden' and Field Number 690 as 'Garden'.

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

Smallholding shown on 19th century map as four adjoining buildings in an irregular shaped enclosure on the east side of the road junction.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two buildings with the outline of a third between then shown on early 20th century map.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 475 (Monograph). SDV337894.

Colesworthy was mentioned from the 13th century with several different spellings of Colesway. The 'worthy' is apparently a quite recent corruption.

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

Colesway farmstead shown on 19th Tithe Map.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Colesworthy Cottage shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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Associated Events: none recorded

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