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HER Number:MDV19393
Name:MANSION HOUSE in the Parish of Newton and Noss

Summary

Brownstone is possibly the site of a domesday farmstead included in the manor to niwetona (reichel).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 597 495
Map Sheet:SX54NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton and Noss
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishNEWTON FERRERS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NE/15

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV168523.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)305,326,328,330/the hundred of ermington in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV168524.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)282-283.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Brownstone is possibly the site of a domesday farmstead included in the manor to niwetona (reichel).


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

Brownstone is bromeston is the assizes of 1281 and 'bromyston in the lay subsidy rolls of 1330. The modern form is clearly a corruption but the derivation is obscure (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.
SDV168523Migrated Record:
SDV168524Migrated Record:
SDV242Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM