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HER Number:MDV15979
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bovey Tracey

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SX 805 798
Map Sheet:SX87NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/84/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Wolleigh, alias woolley, was recorded in domesday as "uluelei" (reichel).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283464.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/29(1897)227/the domesday hundreds.5. The hundred of teignbridge.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283465.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)468.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Woolley appears in various forms throughout the middle ages. It probably comes from wolves meaning wood or clearing (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.
SDV242Migrated Record:
SDV283464Migrated Record:
SDV283465Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM